Inside the AI Engine
A peek at the hardware that makes AI possible. No equations, just the basics.
CPU
The Brain's Manager
Good at many different tasks. Handles one complex thing at a time, like a skilled chef cooking one dish to perfection.
GPU
The Math Team
Thousands of simple workers doing math together. Like an army of calculators all working in parallel.
Memory
The Desk Space
RAM and VRAM keep data close so work is fast. More memory = more chunks the AI can think about at once.
CPU vs GPU: Processing Style
CPU: One at a time (sequential)
Processing task 1 of 8
GPU: All at once (parallel)
Waiting...
The GPU finishes all tasks in the time it takes the CPU to do a few. That's why AI runs on GPUs!
Why does this matter?
AI needs to do billions of simple math operations. A CPU would take forever because it does them one-by-one.
GPUs were originally made for video games (drawing millions of pixels fast). It turns out they're perfect for AI too!
Memory matters because AI needs to hold lots of chunk information at once. More memory = longer text the AI can understand.