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The 10 Patterns Behind Every AI Application
A free, open-source course that strips AI development down to what it actually is: API calls and basic programming.
 • Max Braglia
Do You Still Need to Learn to Code in the Age of AI? (Honest Question to Claude Opus)
I asked Claude Opus a straight question about coding in the AI era. The answer — and the chef analogy — changed how I think about it.
 • Max Braglia
Build Your Brand Library AI Assistant in One Week
A practical framework for turning scattered brand assets into an AI assistant that drafts consistent, on-brand content in minutes.
 • Max Braglia
I Built a Curated List of AI Marketing Tools (So You Don't Have To)
An open-source collection of AI marketing tools organized by function, with with honest context on when each one actually works.
 • Max Braglia
The AI Hallucination Debate Is Missing the Point
Understanding AI hallucinations, appropriate use cases, and the verification paradox.
 • Max Braglia
Prompt Chaining: Building Multi-Step Workflows (Part 7/7)
This concludes the 7-part series on AI Fundamentals. This time, we’re wrapping up the series with prompt chaining, aka "workflows".
 • Max Braglia
Streaming Responses: Making AI Feel Alive (Part 6/7)
This is Part 6 of a 7-part series on AI Fundamentals. This time, we’re covering streaming - the feature that makes AI feel responsive and alive.
 • Max Braglia
Conversational RAG: Adding Follow-Up Questions (Part 5/7)
This is Part 5 of a 7-part series on AI Fundamentals: adding conversation memory to RAG, so the user can ask follow-up questions.
 • Max Braglia
RAG: Making AI Answer From Your Documents (Part 4/7)
This is Part 4 of a 7-part series on AI Fundamentals: RAG (Retrieval Augmented Generation), the technique that lets AI answer questions based on your…
 • Max Braglia
Tool Calling: Making AI DO Things (Part 3/7)
This is Part 3 of a 7-part series on AI Fundamentals. We’re covering the feature that transforms chatbots into agents: tool calling.
 • Max Braglia
Conversation Memory: It’s Just a List (Part 2/7)
This is Part 2 of a 7-part series on AI Fundamentals. Let's learn about conversation memory, which is nothing more than a Python list.
 • Max Braglia
Your First AI Call: The Foundation of Everything (Part 1/7)
This is Part 1 of a 7-part series on AI Fundamentals. Follow along to build a complete understanding of how AI applications actually work.
 • Max Braglia
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