Interactive Guide

The AI Ecosystem

An interactive map from mathematical foundations to the frontier. Click any node or use arrow keys to explore each layer.

Math Foundations

Core AI Paradigm

Traditional ML

Deep Learning

Reinforce ment

CNNs

RNNs / LSTMs

Attention

⭐ Transformers 2017

LLMs

Vision Models

Multimodal

RAG

Frameworks

Embeddings

Code Gen

Creative

Reasoning

Embodied AI

Alignment

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Linear algebra, calculus, probability, information theory, and graph algorithms — the bedrock every AI system is built on.

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You can use LLMs without mastering these, but understanding gradients explains exactly why training works.