How do I learn more about AI?

I am often asked how one can get started in AI, now that the AI winter is over and we have Transformers and large language models (LLMs) and enormous language models (ELMs). This page looks at some of the best entry points to begin contributing to the world through artificial intelligence.

AI is a universal field: all disciplines are needed

AI is not just for computer scientists or data scientists. It requires input from every discipline, field, and function available. There are specialist roles for ethicists, linguists, international relations, infrastructure, education, media, government, and every other field on Earth and beyond…

I want to learn about the context of AI from 2018 – present

Read all the important papers archived at LifeArchitect.ai/papers.

I want to learn about NN + LLMs

This written and illustrated guide to Transformers (Dec/2022) is what I use:

https://e2eml.school/transformers.html

Jay Alammar provides some of the best visual content about neural networks and large language models. His work is clean, rigorous, and simple to apply.

How GPT3 Works – Visualizations and Animations

The Illustrated Transformer

Tinker With a Neural Network in the browser

Begin playing with APIs through any of the major models.

Some developers use fast.ai to learn more about Transformers.

I want to learn about prompt crafting

While prompt crafting may not exist in its current form for very much longer (as LLMs/ELMs begin prompting themselves more readily), it is still a lucrative career path.

https://lifearchitect.ai/prompt-crafting/

https://github.com/semiosis/prompts/

http://gptprompts.wikidot.com/prompts

I want to learn about AI + ethics

This is a massive piece of the puzzle.

https://lifearchitect.ai/ethics/

Alan D. Thompson is a world expert in artificial intelligence, advising everyone from Apple to the US Government on integrated AI. Throughout Mensa International’s history, both Isaac Asimov and Alan held leadership roles, each exploring the frontier between human and artificial minds. His landmark analysis of post-2020 AI—from his widely-cited Models Table to his regular intelligence briefing The Memo—has shaped how governments and Fortune 500s approach artificial intelligence. With popular tools like the Declaration on AI Consciousness, and the ASI checklist, Alan continues to illuminate humanity’s AI evolution. Technical highlights.