avoid.worksNotes, news & experiments in AI.
A PERSONAL NOTEBOOK FOR AI

Learning AI.
One experiment at a time.

My place to make sense of AI: news worth reading, notes from learning, and tools for trying things myself.

NEW TO AI?

A few basics go a long way.

What is a model? What are tokens? Why does memory matter? Start with short, visual explanations that assume no background.

Explore AI basics →

Hover, click, or tap a dotted-underlined term for a quick explanation and a link to read more.

MODEL ≠ PRODUCT

The model is only
part of the story.

GPT, Claude, Gemini. A smarter model matters. So do its tools, access to your work, and the way you use it.

A field guide to the frontier ↗
GET YOUR BEARINGS

Meet the frontier.

Explore the model guide ↗
FROM THE TOOLBOX / LOCAL MODEL FINDER

What can your computer run?

Match a local model to your hardware and the way you work.

Find my model ↗
FIELD NOTES

Less jargon. More understanding.

All guides ↗