Foundations of AI

Building a clear understanding of the fundamental concepts behind modern AI systems.

Perceptrons

Part 1 of 3 in Foundations of AI

An overview of the Perceptron and its influence on modern neural networks.

— Written 28 July 2025 · Edited 17 September 2025 · Written by Benjamin Clark

Activation Functions

Part 2 of 3 in Foundations of AI

What the heck do Activation Functions do, and why do we need them?

— Written 05 August 2025 · Edited 17 September 2025 · Written by Benjamin Clark

Multi-layer Perceptrons and Backpropagation

Part 3 of 3 in Foundations of AI

MLPs and backpropagation: how deep networks learn by stacking non-linear layers—and where they struggle.

— Written 28 August 2025 · Written by Benjamin Clark