Resources
This is a collection of websites, technologies and terminology that might be helpful to others. It is not a leader board or recommendation perse, but most of them are generally useful. A few things are here just because you hear them a lot. We will continue to update as things change – and they change a lot.
Large Language Models
Claude, including (Sonnet) – known for human-like responses
Grok – byX, the platform formerly known as Twitter
Llama – open-source LLMs by Meta/Facebook
DeepSeek – known for its “reasoning” and low cost of development
Mistral – a French startup that’s getting some attention
Tools
perplexity – search engine/alternative to Google
NotebookLM – great for research synthesis, powered by Gemini
Napkin AI – visual aides
Elicit – scholarship research (all topics)
Duck.ai – by DuckDuckGo, try multiple LLMs
Hugging Face – large AI community
Terms
AGI – AI that matches or surpasses human cognitive abilities across most or all economically valuable work or cognitive labor
ASI – AI that possesses intelligence surpassing that of the brightest and most gifted human minds
LLM – Large Language Models are a type of machine learning model designed for natural language processing (NLP) tasks such as language generation
Tokenization – the process of converting a sequence of text into smaller parts, known as tokens. These tokens can be as small as characters or as long as words. The primary reason this process matters is that it helps machines understand human language by breaking it down into bite-sized pieces, which are easier to analyze
RAG – retrieval-augmented generation is a technique that enables generative artificial intelligence (Gen AI) models to retrieve and incorporate new information
Vectorization - is a method used to convert text data into a numerical representation that Machine Learning algorithms can understand and process
AI agent – refers to a system or program that is capable of autonomously performing tasks on behalf of a user or another system by designing its workflow
Prompt Engineerig – the process of structuring or crafting an instruction in order to produce the best possible output from a generative artificial intelligence (AI) model
Technologies
LangChain – is a software framework that helps facilitate the integration of large language models (LLMs) into applications
Python – a programming languagely regularly used by machine learning practitioners and data scientists, and it is often generated by LLMs
LM Studio – a software library that lets you discover, download, and run different LLMs locally
N8N – a workflow automation platform