SF Recruitment · Wed 8 July

AI Exploration Day

Morningunderstanding AI

Hello, a quick read of the room, and how today works.

A very short history — and one honest question.

Neural networks interactive

How the machine actually learns — dials, training, scale.

How fast it got good — and what that means for real work.

Large language models

The same machine — tokenising, next-word prediction, base vs instruct.

Base → Instruct live demo

Watch raw next-word prediction become a helpful assistant.

LLMs — so what?

Poker not chess · the jagged edge · augmentation > automation · the 80/20.

Thinking, not prompting

Working with AI — role, context, task & format, example.

The Vault live activity

Rewrite weak prompts — watch the output crack open.

A quick game — and staying in charge of the output.

Trick the wizard out of its password, level by level.

Agent Breaker optional

Go further — hacking AI agents, not just chat.

Missed the boat?

Nvidia & Bitcoin compounded — but AI you compound yourself, every week.

Afternoonthe hackathon

The two wins, the five rungs, the rules — and the plan.

Tear down your week — pick the one task worth building.

Dreamer → realist → critic. Shrink it to an MVP.

Build the smallest proof — not the product.

Ninety seconds: problem, solution, demo, impact, vision. Then vote.

Documentsprint & reference

Participant Playbook

The hands-on guide each crew follows.

Teardown Worksheet

Break your week down — pick the one task.

Shape the build — dreamer, realist, critic.

Gandalf Hint Ladder

Nudges for the prompt-hacking game.

Click a section to run it. Inside a chapter: → advances · finishing returns here with the next one lit · Esc escapes back any time. Live activities open in a new tab — close it to come back, the next one's already lit.