How AI Really Works

From Words to Numbers: How Embeddings, Probability, and Prompts Create Intelligence

De: Laurence Lars Svekis

Narrado por: Virtual Voice

How AI Really Works
From Words to Numbers: How Embeddings, Probability, and Prompts Create Intelligence

Artificial Intelligence often feels mysterious, magical, or even unsettling. It writes fluently, answers complex questions, and responds as if it understands you. But beneath that smooth surface, AI works in a very different way than most people imagine.

How AI Really Works is a plain-English guide to what is actually happening when you interact with modern generative AI tools like ChatGPT, Gemini, or Copilot. This book removes the hype, fear, and confusion—and replaces them with clear mental models anyone can understand.

You don’t need a technical background. You don’t need math, code, or machine learning experience. What you need is clarity.

In this book, you’ll learn that modern AI does not think, reason, or understand language the way humans do. Instead, it converts words into numbers, navigates meaning through mathematical space, and predicts what comes next based on probability. Once you understand this, AI stops feeling magical—and starts feeling manageable.

You’ll discover:

• What AI is and is not

• Why AI doesn’t “understand” language

• How words are turned into numbers using embeddings

• What vector space is and why distance equals meaning

• How AI finds relevant ideas without searching

• What actually happens when you press Enter

• Why prompts matter—and why they are not commands

• Why AI sometimes makes things up (hallucinations)

• How bias enters AI systems

• How to detect errors and recover from bad outputs

• How to think with AI instead of relying on it

Rather than teaching you how to use a specific tool that may change tomorrow, this book focuses on the foundational principles that apply to all modern AI systems. These concepts will remain useful even as tools, models, and interfaces evolve.

Each chapter is written in clear, accessible language and includes:

• Everyday analogies

• Practical examples

• Exercises to reinforce understanding

• Short quizzes to check comprehension

This book is ideal for:

• Beginners curious about AI

• Professionals using AI at work

• Educators and students

• Writers, creators, and planners

• Anyone who wants to use AI confidently and responsibly

How AI Really Works is not about fear or hype. It’s about understanding.

When you know how AI behaves, you stop guessing.
When the mystery is gone, you stay in control.

If you’ve ever wondered why AI responds the way it does—and how to use it wisely—this book is your guide.