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AI through Visuals - Hardware

Julien Avezou on April 28, 2026

Most AI content today feels flat. We read threads. We skim blog posts. We copy prompts. But very rarely do we actually see how AI systems work. ...
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leob • Edited

Didn't realize how much AI is "hardware", although I guess it makes sense - coz it's trying to emulate neural networks!

P.S. your "visualization" links are leading to a Vercel login page - is that intentional?

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Julien Avezou

Thanks for pointing this out leob!
I accidentally shared the link to the preview deployment url that is protected. I now updated the post with the actual production domain that is publicly accessible.
It is fixed now.

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leob

Works now, looks cool, I'm gonna view it!

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Julien Avezou

Awesome! Thanks for confirming it works.
Let me know what you think. I intend to grow the series over time :)

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leob

Yeah the notion that AI is probably more "hardware" than "software", and is aiming to make us software engineers/developers "redundant" (well that's what some people think, although it's clearly not as simple as that) is somewhat "humbling" lol ...

Well, joking of course - AI is both hardware and software, but more importantly it's it's own unique "thing" ;-)

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Julien Avezou

Yeah, lots of mixed feelings around this topic for sure... I do find the dynamics across all fields fascinating though across politics, economics, environmental, social etc. It is shaping the world we live in.

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Benjamin Nguyen

great article, julien! You made a great break down of AI.

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Julien Avezou • Edited

thanks Ben! if there is any other AI related topic or concept you would like to see broken down visually, let me know :)

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Benjamin Nguyen

it sounds good!