To demonstrate how a single neuron (in a neural network) works, I always begin with a demonstration of the Single Neuron Simulator I’ve built in Google Sheets. Here’s a YouTube video of the demo.

Here is a YouTube video where I walk through this Single Neuron Simulator worksheet (solution).

If I have another hour, I would walk through a Zestimate application case. with a Zestimate worksheet (solution). and a hands-on exercise using the software JASP.

To demonstrate how LLMs work, I use

Pat Virtue’s Small Language Model (N-Grams) demo

Tensorflow’s Embedding Projector

My own Softmax in Excel demo

My own Attention in Excel demo

Online Readings

Zicherman, N. (2024, January 29). How AI works. Every.

Wilber, J. (2023). Neural networks. MLU Explain.

Roose, K. (2023, March 28). How does ChatGPT really work? Learning how a “large language model” operates. The New York Times.

Hutson, M. (2024, May 14). How does ChatGPT ‘think’? Psychology and neuroscience crack open AI large language models. Nature.

Published Books

Chung, Bangarian, Chung, Seay, and Yang (2024). AI The Magic Box: An Activity Book on Artificial Intelligence.

Mitchell (2020). Artificial Intelligence: A Guide for Thinking Humans.

Li (2023). The Worlds I See.

Davenport and Mittal (2023). All-in On AI: How Smart Companies Win Big with Artificial Intelligence.

Additional Resources

AI Teaching Resources on the Artificial And Natural Intelligence Education (AANIE) site

Rachel Chung’s TEDx Talk – Illusion or Innovation: Secret of AI the Magic Box

Rachel Chung’s AI course for MSBA @ W&M

DL vs. Stat cheat sheet (graphic design credit: Patricia Wancko)

CrashCourse AI at CMU

AI By Hand by Tom Yeh