Foundations of LLMs
Master the fundamentals of Large Language Models and learn how to communicate effectively with AI.
100 XP
20 min
Foundations
Your Win
Build something you can actually use
Understand the core mechanics of LLMs (tokens, context windows, hallucinations) and craft a baseline prompt that utilizes persona and context.
When you are done, your submission should show the finished artifact, how it works, and what you learned while testing it.
Guided Lab
Work through the mission in four passes
Phase 1
Brief
Understand the core mechanics of LLMs (tokens, context windows, hallucinations) and craft a baseline prompt that utilizes persona and context.
- Focus area: Foundations
- Difficulty: Rookie
Phase 2
Learn
Use the 4 attached resources before building.
- No setup blockers listed.
- Use your own prompt strategy if no starter prompt is listed.
Phase 3
Build
Review the 'LLM Presentation' document.
- Open your preferred AI (ChatGPT, Claude, etc.).
- Craft a prompt assigning the AI a specific 'Persona' and providing 'Context' to solve a real problem in your business.
- Document the AI's response.
Phase 4
Submit
Submit the exact prompt you used AND a brief summary of why the AI's response was better because of the persona/context framing.
- Submit the exact prompt you used AND a brief summary of why the AI's response was better because of the persona/context framing.
Lab Materials
Resources and tools
Mission Toolkit (Downloads & Access)
Video Intelligence
Rubric Preview
What good work demonstrates
Complete artifact
30%Your submitted work matches the requested deliverable.
Applied execution
30%You show the tool, prompt, workflow, or system working in context.
Clear explanation
25%You explain what you built and the decisions behind it.
Reflection
15%You identify what improved, failed, or should be revised next.
Tool Orientation: NotebookLM
System Designation
NotebookLM (Intelligence Synthesis)
// OVERVIEW: Unlike generic AI, NotebookLM is a grounded engine. It doesn't guess; it synthesizes only the data you provide.
// MISSION_UTILITY: You will create your own AI knowledge base by uploading the "Intel & Training" materials from Phase 1 into NotebookLM. This becomes your personal AI analyst for the mission.
// DIRECTIVE: Watch the protocol video to learn how to:
- Create a new notebook
- Upload Phase 1 materials (transcripts, summaries, or YouTube links)
- Use the analysis prompts from Phase 2
Critical Requirement:Your submission requires proof that you've uploaded materials and used NotebookLM to generate analysis. Without this, mission cannot be completed.
Your deliverable
What you hand in
Submit the exact prompt you used AND a brief summary of why the AI's response was better because of the persona/context framing.
Inside AI Mastermind there is a submit box right here. You paste that in, it gets graded with real feedback, and passing awards the badge below.
Foundations of LLMs
Bronze tier · 100 XP
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