I finally understand AI

After learning how AI and LLMs are built, after calculating backpropagation over several pages by hand, I still didn’t fully understand how they work or why we are doing things the way we are.

I just followed my university courses blindly, without actually asking myself what each step in a neural network is doing.

Then came a book I recently read: A Brief History of Intelligence: Why the Evolution of the Brain Holds the Key to the Future of AI by Max Bennett.

By understanding our human brain, we can comprehend neural networks a bit more, and also vice versa.

It’s fascinating how two different disciplines, namely computer science and biology / the medical field, complement each other so well.

Without going much into detail, this blog post simply gives you a recommendation to read the book. Do it!