Understanding Tokenization: AI Doesn't Actually Read Text the Way We Do

Notes from a full-stack developer exploring Generative AI. Lately, I've been spending some time learning about Applied AI and Generative AI. Coming from a full-stack web development background, I initially thought building AI-powered applications wouldn't be that different from integrating any other API. You send a request, the model processes the input, and you get a response. And technically…