Generative AI for Absolute Beginners
New Free AI Workshop Series
I’m launching a new series of free online workshops called Generative AI for Absolute Beginners. These sessions are designed to make artificial intelligence accessible to anyone—especially leaders, innovators, and decision-makers—no technical background required.
The workshops will complement my upcoming book, Artificial Intelligence: Shaping the Future of Innovation, which will be released on October 20, 2025 by DeGruyter
Our first free session is:
An Introduction to Large Language Models (LLMs): How ChatGPT Actually Works
Date: Tuesday, June 10, 2025
Time: 7:30–8:30 PM Eastern
Location: Online (RSVP via Meetup)
We’ll take a step-by-step look at how an LLM like ChatGPT is built, from raw data to refined intelligence. The approach is practical and plainspoken, assuming no background in coding, math, or machine learning. Just curiosity.
What You’ll Learn
In this beginner-friendly session, we’ll walk through five key steps in building an LLM:
Assembling the Corpus – How AI systems learn from massive collections of online text
Defining the Vocabulary – How words are broken into tokens that computers can process
Creating Embeddings – How language is converted into math that captures meaning and context
Pre-training through Prediction – How models learn to predict the next word, over and over
Fine-tuning for Better Behavior – How LLMs are shaped to be helpful, harmless, and honest
Who Should Attend
This session is ideal for:
Business leaders and managers who need to understand AI
Entrepreneurs thinking about how to use LLMs in new ventures
Curious minds who want to know what’s behind LLMS
Complete beginners—no prior knowledge required
We’ll keep it simple, concrete, and conversational. RSVP via Meetup and join us for a relaxed and informative hour on June 10.