AI for the Rest of Us - My First Book!

Finally sharing my three year secret project with you first

I’m thrilled to share that my first book, AI for the Rest of Us, is now available for preorder.

For over three years, I poured my heart into this project in secret because I believe AI literacy shouldn’t be gatekept. If you’ve ever felt left behind in the AI conversation, I wrote this for you.

Today, I’m so, so happy to be sharing this news with the Gradient Ascent community and request your support in making AI more inclusive by getting this book for yourself or someone you think would benefit from it.

Early preorders make an enormous difference in determining how many bookstores will carry the book, how widely it will be seen, and whether publishers believe there’s demand for accessible AI education.

If you’ve found value in my work, I’d be deeply grateful if you’d preorder a copy today.

It’s time to reimagine AI literacy.

AI in Plain Human

The conversation around AI often feels like it’s happening in a different galaxy.

Engineers toss around acronyms; headlines hype up “magic”; executives demand an “AI solution” without understanding what that really means.

Meanwhile, the rest of us are left to wonder:

How does it actually work? Where does it fit into my life? Am I being left behind?

That frustration is what compelled me to write this book.

Over the past few years, I’ve watched colleagues, friends, and family oscillate between fear and fascination with AI. The more I talked to them, the more I realized the barrier wasn’t intelligence but accessibility.

They needed stories, sketches, and analogies, not academic papers.

This book is my attempt to translate. Instead of equations, you’ll find hand-drawn doodles. Instead of technical jargon, you’ll discover metaphors that make complex ideas stick. Instead of assuming prior knowledge, it builds understanding from the ground up.

Each chapter reveals how AI actually works:

• Machine learning fundamentals through intuitive examples

• Neural networks explained with visual stories

• How large language models and generative AI create text and images

• Computer vision decoded through everyday analogies

• Recommendation systems revealed: the logic behind what you see online

• Best practices for building and deploying AI in real life

Throughout, you’ll gain practical frameworks for evaluating AI claims, spotting limitations, and asking better questions about the technology reshaping your industry. No programming required.

Who This Is For

I wrote this for three specific groups:

• Non-technical professionals - product managers, program managers, and executives who need to understand AI capabilities and limitations to make better strategic decisions.

• Engineers and researchers - those who are tired of explaining “why it doesn’t work that way” to their CEOs and bosses who want an “AI solution” without understanding what that means or the limitations.

• Curious readers - anyone who wants a sophisticated understanding of the technology reshaping our world without technical prerequisites.

My Humble Request

I believe that understanding AI shouldn’t be a privilege reserved for insiders.

If you’ve ever felt overwhelmed by AI discussions or simply want to engage more confidently with the technology reshaping your industry, I hope you’ll consider supporting this mission by preordering a copy.

AI for the Rest of Us releases October 30th with Bloomsbury Publishing, and I’m confident it will change how you understand and navigate our AI-powered world.

Together we can make the future a little less mysterious and a lot more inclusive.

P.S: Exclusive preorder bonuses will be announced shortly. I can’t wait to get the book in your hands.