What it does
AI Notes is a set of notes on the state of AI, focused on text and image generation. They are the raw material for the author's Latent Space newsletter.
Separate files cover text and chat models, search, code assistants, audio, image generation, AI infrastructure and agents. The main page gathers example uses, beginner and advanced reading lists, communities, and notes on law, ethics and privacy.
Who it's for
Software engineers and curious readers who want a guided way into recent AI.
Can I use it without coding?
Yes. It's reading material you browse on GitHub. New to this? Start here.
Can I run it?
- Cost
- FreeNothing to pay or sign up for.
- Runs on
- Web browser
- Computer
- An ordinary computer is fine
- API key
- Not needed
Try it
- Open the project page and start with the Beginner Reads section.
Using Claude Code, Cursor or another AI coding assistant? Paste the prompt and it will walk you through the setup.New to this?
Before you install
- Only download from the official GitHub page. Copies with similar names exist for many popular projects.
- License (MIT): Very permissive: free to use, change and share, including for business.
- More on staying safe
Where people are talking about it
- AI Engineer Reading ListHacker News · Jan 2025
- Replit's new Code LLM: Open Source, 77% smaller than Codex, trained in 1 weekHacker News · May 2023