1. Memory

    Distinguish model knowledge, short-term context, and long-term memory, with an emphasis on storage, retrieval, and lifecycle management.

  2. Evaluation

    Organize practical AI evaluation around criteria, measurement methods, model selection, and evidence-based decisions.

  3. Dataset Engineering

    Survey the dataset engineering lifecycle: requirements, acquisition, synthesis, cleaning, validation, and quality control.

  4. AI Engineering Architecture and User Feedback

    Connect gateways, context engineering, guardrails, caching, agents, and observability with a user-feedback loop.

  5. Inference Optimization

    Study inference optimization through latency, throughput, memory use, and cost across models, runtimes, and serving systems.

  6. AI Technology Stack

    Map the AI technology stack into four layers: compute infrastructure, models, application platforms, and AI applications.