Show HN: Decoding the Language Machine – AI video series and CC repo

A 21-year CTO and Ph.D. in computer science released three of six planned episodes in an educational AI video series, paired with a Creative Commons-licensed GitHub repository of scripts and artifacts. The project, built during a four-month sabbatical, aims to demystify large language models through a historical lens starting with Claude Shannon in 1948 and a scientific skepticism approach. The creator, a principal investigator in the NIST AI Safety Initiative Consortium, is seeking feedback on the series' usefulness and direction.

Hi HN I released 3 parts of an educational video series out of 6 planned , paired with a GitHub repository containing scripts and artifacts released under Creative Commons . - Main Site: https://skepticcto.com/ https://skepticcto.com/ includes related AI news articles - Code/Artifacts: https://github.com/SkepticCTO/decoding the language machine https://github.com/SkepticCTO/decoding the language machine - YouTube Channel: https://www.youtube.com/@SkepticCTO https://www.youtube.com/@SkepticCTO I’m a 21-year CTO, Ph.D. in CS U Penn, 1999 in computer vision and ML , and a PI in the NIST AI Safety Initiative Consortium. I spent a 4-month sabbatical making this because I wanted to demystify how LLMs work through a historical perspective starting in 1948 with Claude Shannon and scientific skepticism. The project is old enough to be fleshed out, but young enough to be able to pivot. Is it useful? What would you like to see? I look forward to questions and feedback. Comments URL: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48279163 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=48279163 Points: 1 Comments: 0