# What Is an AI Agent? How to Build One from Scratch in Python
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What makes an AI agent different from a chatbot, the agent loop explained, and a working Python agent with tools built step by step on the Claude API.
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# What Is an MCP Server? How to Build One in Python
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What the Model Context Protocol is, how MCP servers expose tools, resources and prompts, and how to build, test and connect one with the Python SDK 2.x.
# Ray Serve Guide: Autoscaling, FastAPI & Ollama
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How Ray Serve works: deployments, autoscaling, batching and multi-model pipelines, and when to choose Ray Serve over FastAPI or Ollama.
# Quantization: How to Unlock Incredible Efficiency on AI Models
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Quantization is a transformative AI optimization technique that compresses models by reducing precision from high-bit floating-point numbers (e.g., FP32) to low-bit integers (e.g., INT8). This…
# Empower Your AI Journey: Foundation Models Explained
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In the rapidly evolving field of AI, the distinction between foundation models and task models is critical for understanding how modern AI systems work. Foundation models, like GPT-4 or BERT, provide…
# Fine-Tuning Models: Unlocking the Extraordinary Potential of AI
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Fine-tuning is a key process in AI training, where a pre-trained model is further trained on specific data to specialize in a particular task or domain.
# Parameters vs. Inference Speed: Why Is Your Phone’s AI Model ‘Slimmer’ Than GPT-4?
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This was covered in a previous issue: What Are Parameters? Why Are “Bigger” Models Often “Smarter”?
# Remove Duplicate Photos with a Python Script
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A Python script, written with ChatGPT, that finds duplicate photos by xxhash checksum and cleans them up, with cached checksums for fast reruns.