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A curated list of articles to get you up to speed with AI in a weekend

One of my favorite games in my childhood was Diablo II. When the expansion pack came out, which introduced the Druid (on the right) I found my pick. Favorite ever class in fantasy games.

The reason for that was simple: I always found the specialist classes like Sorceress or Barbarian boring. I wanted something that was unique, a bit of both worlds. Something that’s not only capable of doing magic but also strong as hell.

Then the Druid came with it’s hurricane, meteor shower and the ability to turn into a bear and maul everyone.

A jack of all trades, master of none…and for me, it was better than a master of one.

Mainly because that’s just how I see myself: neither here nor there. I was never a particularly talented business guy and I was never a good coder. Most engineers lack commercial skills and business folk lack engineering skills. I’m mediocre at both which means I had a unique perspective in things. When AI started taking over the world, it felt as if my time has come. Expert knowledge is becoming free so versatile generalists with high agency are becoming more in demand. My time has truly come.

Turns out I’m not alone.

About 300 new people sign up to the Lumberjack every month. Most of these people share a similar trait: they’re not engineers but not entirely non-tech either.

I’m not surprised about that. Like attracts like.

If my writing resonates with you, chances are that you are like me. You’re not technical enough to look through the code of new AI developments, but you’re technical enough to realize how impactful this technology is.

…and now you want to dig deeper.

AI Agents 101

Can you send me some articles I should read to get up to speed with AI?

I get this question from my readers and colleagues often. The last time I was asked was about two hours ago from a colleague at my day job where I work as an AI Architect.

So I put together a curated list of reading materials. If you want to get knowledgeable enough on AI in a weekend, go through this list and you’ll be ahead of 99% of the people out there claiming they’re “AI experts“.

This list is freely available, no login, no signup, no nothing, just click on the link and it’ll direct you to the page. Happy reading!