Thank you, John.

Dear John,

A month ago, a lot of this felt like magic we’d never understand. You took it apart piece by piece until it made sense: what a model actually learns, why the data matters so much, and how to ask better questions of the tools we’re now using every day.

Thank you for your patience with every “can you go over that once more,” for the examples that finally made things click, and for making a group of curious beginners feel like we belong in this field.

We’re walking away with far more than notes. We’re walking away with confidence.