u/rainerhahnekamp

AI Fundamentals: Understanding Models, Agents, and Harness Engineering

In this article, I cover the fundamentals of AI on a need-to-know basis. The goal is to provide a solid foundation that helps make sense of a lot of the things currently going on in the industry: how models actually function to the shift toward agentic loops and "harness engineering."

Some of the key areas explored include:

  • The Training Process: Understanding the difference between pre-training and fine-tuning.
  • Model Limitations: Why statelessness and context rot are significant hurdles for current LLMs.
  • Agentic Loops: How we move from simple chat interfaces to models that can actually execute tasks via a "harness."

I would be happy to get some feedback and start a discussion. If you have any ideas for specific topics I should cover in further articles, let me know!

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u/rainerhahnekamp — 2 months ago