ModelMind

The problem

Most AI courses start with transformers. That is not what most people need first. They need to understand what is happening well enough to have a better conversation with an LLM, write a better prompt, or recover when the model fails.

What I built

ModelMind is my answer to the question of how to learn AI. It was inspired by Duolingo, which I have kept a streak on for hundreds of days and counting.

The app teaches the concepts behind LLMs through daily, gamified exercises. The knowledge comes from thousands of hours spent talking to models as they evolved, plus the research papers and expert writing I kept referencing in my own process.

It is completely free. No paywalls, no ads. My only ask is that it helps demystify these models and build mental models that will matter more and more.

Proof

Live on the App Store for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. 495 commits of solo development.

What I learned

You do not need to start with transformers to understand AI better. You need better intuitions, better questions, and less magic.

Taking a fuzzy educational goal and shipping it alone as a real multi-platform product: design, curriculum, code, release pipeline.