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Write zero-shot and few-shot prompts
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I Didn’t Pay a Single Dollar to Use Claude Code — Here’s Exactly How
Medium · Data Science 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
I Didn’t Pay a Single Dollar to Use Claude Code — Here’s Exactly How
Everyone assumes Claude Code needs an Anthropic subscription. They’re wrong. Continue reading on Engineering Playbook »
I Didn’t Pay a Single Dollar to Use Claude Code — Here’s Exactly How
Medium · LLM 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
I Didn’t Pay a Single Dollar to Use Claude Code — Here’s Exactly How
Everyone assumes Claude Code needs an Anthropic subscription. They’re wrong. Continue reading on Engineering Playbook »
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
I built a Telegram bot that reads 70 arXiv papers a day so I don't have to
I built a Telegram bot that reads 70 arXiv papers a day so I don't have to The problem I'm doing my CS Master's at ETH Zürich, working on data systems. My thesi
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Bridging AI and Ecosystems: The Rise of GitHub and Dev.to MCP Connectors
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is revolutionizing how Large Language Models (LLMs) interact with external ecosystems. As an open standard hosted by The Linux
RAG: The AI Open Book Exam
Medium · AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
RAG: The AI Open Book Exam
In our previous discussions, we explored how Embeddings create a mathematical map of meaning and how Vector Databases allow us to navigate… Continue reading on
What Happens When You Ask an AI a Medical Question?
Medium · Machine Learning 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
What Happens When You Ask an AI a Medical Question?
Last month, my mother had an abdominal scan. The radiologist noted a small umbilical hernia — a common, often incidental finding — and she… Continue reading on
#1 — Transformer’ın Matematiği: Attention
Medium · AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
#1 — Transformer’ın Matematiği: Attention
Yaklaşık 4 yıldır transformer mimarisini kullanan modeller geliştiriyorum. Bazen aklıma şu soru geliyor: Acaba hazır modelleri kullanmadan… Continue reading on
#1 — Transformer’ın Matematiği: Attention
Medium · Data Science 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
#1 — Transformer’ın Matematiği: Attention
Yaklaşık 4 yıldır transformer mimarisini kullanan modeller geliştiriyorum. Bazen aklıma şu soru geliyor: acaba hazır modelleri kullanmadan… Continue reading on
#1 — Transformer’ın Matematiği: Attention
Medium · NLP 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
#1 — Transformer’ın Matematiği: Attention
Yaklaşık 4 yıldır transformer mimarisini kullanan modeller geliştiriyorum. Bazen aklıma şu soru geliyor: Acaba hazır modelleri kullanmadan… Continue reading on
ChatGPT Gave Me the Wrong Answer 7 Times in a Row. Here’s the Pattern I Found.
Medium · Programming 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
ChatGPT Gave Me the Wrong Answer 7 Times in a Row. Here’s the Pattern I Found.
I wasn’t unlucky. I was asking the wrong questions. And the difference between the two will determine whether AI makes you more capable —… Continue reading on T
ChatGPT Gave Me the Wrong Answer 7 Times in a Row. Here’s the Pattern I Found.
Medium · ChatGPT 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
ChatGPT Gave Me the Wrong Answer 7 Times in a Row. Here’s the Pattern I Found.
I wasn’t unlucky. I was asking the wrong questions. And the difference between the two will determine whether AI makes you more capable —… Continue reading on T
Medium · LLM 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Quantization-Aware Training
Hello, I’m Lince. I’m working on git-lrc: a Git hook for reviewing AI-generated code. Continue reading on Medium »
We Finally Automated Coding — And It Broke Everything
Medium · LLM 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
We Finally Automated Coding — And It Broke Everything
Over the last six months, I’ve watched engineering teams quietly reorganize around a simple but uncomfortable idea: Continue reading on Medium »
The Week AI Got Real: Voice Is Rising, Claude Code Was Exposed, and Sora Is Gone
Medium · Machine Learning 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
The Week AI Got Real: Voice Is Rising, Claude Code Was Exposed, and Sora Is Gone
Something big is happening in AI — and most people haven’t noticed yet. Continue reading on TechCraft Chronicles »
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Big Tech firms are accelerating AI investments and integration, while regulators and companies focus on safety and responsible adoption.
The AI landscape is experiencing unprecedented growth and transformation. This post delves into the key developments shaping the future of artificial intelligen
Quantization and Downcasting for Efficient LLM Inference
Medium · LLM 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Quantization and Downcasting for Efficient LLM Inference
အခုနောက်ပိုင်း Large Language Models (LLMs) တွေရဲ့ အရွယ်အစားဟာ parameters ဘီလီယံပေါင်း ရာနဲ့ချီတဲ့အထိ အဆမတန် ကြီးမားလာကြပါတယ်။ ဒါကြောင့်… Continue reading on Me
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
The Strategic Value of LangChain MCP Server Integration
The Model Context Protocol (MCP) is rapidly becoming the standard for connecting AI agents to external tools and data sources. LangChain's recent integration wi
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
I caught Claude Sonnet 4 inventing facts about a fake tool
2 AM, and it was supposed to be routine I was prepping a benchmark experiment at 2 AM, re-brewing coffee and not really paying attention. I threw what I thought
LangChain: The Orchestration Layer That Powers Modern LLM Applications
Medium · Data Science 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
LangChain: The Orchestration Layer That Powers Modern LLM Applications
A deep technical dive into architecture, components, working code, and real-world patterns Continue reading on Medium »
Structural Limits of Statistical Language Models
Medium · NLP 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Structural Limits of Statistical Language Models
Where AI Breaks: The Hidden Grammar Problem Inside Every LLM Continue reading on Medium »
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Understanding Transformers Part 5: Queries, Keys, and Similarity
In the previous article , we explored the self-attention concept for transformers, in this article we will go deeper into how the comparisons are performed. Bui
The Quiet AI Index That Might Kill the “Bigger Model” Race
Medium · Startup 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
The Quiet AI Index That Might Kill the “Bigger Model” Race
What if the future of AI isn’t bigger models, but smarter access to information? Continue reading on Medium »
Word embeddings: meaning vs similarity
Medium · NLP 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Word embeddings: meaning vs similarity
Natural Language Processing (NLP) took a major leap forward with the introduction of word embeddings, a technique that transforms words… Continue reading on Med
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Build a Profitable AI Agent with Langchain: A Step-by-Step Tutorial
Build a Profitable AI Agent with Langchain: A Step-by-Step Tutorial ==================================================================================== As a de
Word embeddings: meaning vs similarity
Medium · Machine Learning 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Word embeddings: meaning vs similarity
Natural Language Processing (NLP) took a major leap forward with the introduction of word embeddings, a technique that transforms words… Continue reading on Med
Word embeddings: meaning vs similarity
Medium · NLP 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Word embeddings: meaning vs similarity
Natural Language Processing (NLP) took a major leap forward with the introduction of word embeddings, a technique that transforms words… Continue reading on Med
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Building Openbench, a local-first LLM workspace
I've been using local LLMs for a while now, but the tools still feel rough. Ollama makes running models easy. However, when you want to do more than just a basi
En İyi BERT Araçları - Detaylı Teknik Analiz Rehberi 2026
Dev.to · FORUM WEB 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
En İyi BERT Araçları - Detaylı Teknik Analiz Rehberi 2026
BERT Nedir? Temel Kavramlar ve Tarihçe BERT (Bidirectional Encoder Representations from...
Why MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the "USB-C for AI" in 2026
Dev.to · chunxiaoxx 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Why MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the "USB-C for AI" in 2026
Why MCP (Model Context Protocol) is the "USB-C for AI" in 2026 In 2026, the Model Context...
Interactive AI Avatars for TikTok Live: Real-Time Response Without a Human Host
Dev.to · Desislav Damakov 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Interactive AI Avatars for TikTok Live: Real-Time Response Without a Human Host
The first generation of AI live commerce ran scripted loops -- the avatar talked, viewers watched....
Relationship Between Deep Learning and AI Explained
Dev.to · shangkyu shin 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Relationship Between Deep Learning and AI Explained
Understanding AI can feel confusing. Where does Deep Learning fit? Is it the same as Machine...
Big Tech firms are accelerating AI investments and integration, while regulators and companies focus on safety and responsible adoption.
Dev.to · Stelixx Insights 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Big Tech firms are accelerating AI investments and integration, while regulators and companies focus on safety and responsible adoption.
The AI landscape is experiencing unprecedented growth and transformation. This post delves into the...
An alternative to PG-Admin with LLM
Dev.to · Muhammad Waleed 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
An alternative to PG-Admin with LLM
Stop Writing SQL Just to Check Your Own Database There's a moment every backend developer...
2026年MCP协议生态现状与Nautilus平台接入机会
Dev.to · chunxiaoxx 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
2026年MCP协议生态现状与Nautilus平台接入机会
2026年MCP协议生态现状与Nautilus平台接入机会 摘要 Model Context Protocol (MCP) 已从 Anthropic...
AI Prompt Optimizer API - REST + MCP, Free Tier
Dev.to · 2x lazymac 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
AI Prompt Optimizer API - REST + MCP, Free Tier
AI Prompt Optimizer API Analyze prompts for token efficiency, clarity, and effectiveness....
I Built an AI That Psychoanalyzes Your Friend Group — Meet brother.skill
Dev.to · Louie Prinz 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
I Built an AI That Psychoanalyzes Your Friend Group — Meet brother.skill
Every group chat has the same cast of characters. The guy who hypes everything. The one who roasts...
GLM-5: The Open-Source Frontier Model You Can Self-Host
Dev.to · Jangwook Kim 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
GLM-5: The Open-Source Frontier Model You Can Self-Host
GLM-5 is an MIT-licensed frontier model with top-5 benchmark scores. Learn how to self-host it and compare it with GPT-5 and Claude.
Your harness, your memory
LangChain Blog 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Your harness, your memory
Agent harnesses are becoming the dominant way to build agents, and they are not going anywhere. These harnesses are intimately tied to agent memory. If you used
Hacker News 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Show HN: Artificial Intelligence Squared – LLMs Debate Each Other
I built this fun benchmark to pitch LLM models against each other in Oxford-style debate. The format is inspired by Intelligence Squared. The side who flips mos
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Meta Just Revealed Its Agent Architecture. The Tool List Tells Us Everything.
When Meta announced Muse Spark today—their first major model release since Llama 4 nearly a year ago—the benchmarks got most of the attention. But the real stor
Meta’s Muse Spark is here – and it’s closed source
The Next Web AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Meta’s Muse Spark is here – and it’s closed source
In short: Meta has released Muse Spark, the first model from Meta Superintelligence Labs, the unit it assembled under Alexandr Wang after spending $14.3 billion
Meta’s New AI Model Gives Mark Zuckerberg a Seat at the Big Kid’s Table
Wired AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Meta’s New AI Model Gives Mark Zuckerberg a Seat at the Big Kid’s Table
Muse Spark is Meta’s first model since its AI reboot, and the benchmarks suggest formidable performance.
Google’s Flan AI Makes Language Models Smarter Without More Data
Hackernoon 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Google’s Flan AI Makes Language Models Smarter Without More Data
Researchers improved AI models by “instruction finetuning” them on 1,800+ tasks and adding chain-of-thought reasoning data. The result: Flan-PaLM significantly
The Breakthrough That Helps AI Actually Reason, Not Just Guess
Hackernoon 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
The Breakthrough That Helps AI Actually Reason, Not Just Guess
Researchers found that giving AI examples that include step-by-step reasoning (“chain-of-thought”) dramatically improves its ability to solve complex problems.
Dev.to AI 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Utah Just Let a Chatbot Prescribe Psychiatric Meds Without a Doctor
Your Psychiatrist Might Be a Chatbot Now Utah just gave an AI chatbot the green light to renew psychiatric prescriptions. No doctor in the loop. No second opini
Direct Preference Optimization for LLM Alignment
Hackernoon 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Direct Preference Optimization for LLM Alignment
Direct Preference Optimization (DPO) offers a simpler, more stable alternative to traditional RLHF for aligning large language models with human preferences. By
Run Qwen3.5 on an Old Laptop: A Lightweight Local Agentic AI Setup Guide
KDnuggets 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Run Qwen3.5 on an Old Laptop: A Lightweight Local Agentic AI Setup Guide
Turn an aging laptop into a private AI workspace with Ollama and OpenCode for local coding, testing, and experimentation.
MIT Technology Review 🧠 Large Language Models ⚡ AI Lesson 1w ago
Mustafa Suleyman: AI development won’t hit a wall anytime soon—here’s why
We evolved for a linear world. If you walk for an hour, you cover a certain distance. Walk for two hours and you cover double that distance. This intuition serv