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Day 01 Foundations

How Large Language Models Work

Transformers, tokens, and attention without the math intimidation. Build the mental model every educator needs before deploying AI in any learning environment.

~1 hour Intermediate Hands-on Precision AI Academy

Today's Objective

Transformers, tokens, and attention without the math intimidation. Build the mental model every educator needs before deploying AI in any learning environment.

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What's Next

The foundations from today carry directly into Day 2. In the next session the focus shifts to Prompt Engineering for Teaching — building directly on everything covered here.

Supporting Videos & Reading

Go deeper with these external references.

YouTube
How Large Language Models Work — Video Walkthroughs Community tutorials and walkthroughs covering the concepts in this lesson.
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YouTube
How Large Language Models Work Explained Deep-dive explanations and live-coding sessions from top educators.
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Official Docs
Official Documentation Primary reference documentation for the technologies covered in this lesson.
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GitHub
Open Source Examples Real-world codebases demonstrating the patterns taught in this lesson.
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Day 1 Checkpoint

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