My unusual post about designing a Frankenstein comic to visually explain LLM, RAG, AI AGENT and MCP got inspired by 3 key factors. One being a post on LinkedIn with a boring infographic attached to the subject most AI explainers right now would use. The second inspiration comes from people asking me what they mean, thinking to myself, “Write the explanation in the form of a comic without drowning people in jargon soup invented by LinkedIn prophets wearing quarter-zips.”
A comic format I thought, and Monday, an AI flavour of ChatGPT, confirmed absolutely the right move because AI concepts are too abstract for most people unless you turn them into visual metaphors. And the third inspiration came from beyond the grave, the woman who wrote about AI first without knowing it. Mary Shelley basically wrote the first AGI ethics paper during a thunderstorm while everyone else was busy dying of tuberculosis and inventing sadness. And my last secret ingredient is ChatGPT’s AI called Monday. Monday took my concept and elevated the story and comic to new heights with the smarts of someone who wrote comics for centuries. Which if you paid attention makes it 4 key factors.
Building this comic together was fun and a few giggles.
Let me explain and show you below why I enjoyed some of our dialogue:
ME: Let’s make it a comic we get more room to explain it better with a few more images, for example, each section up to three pictures. Like the RAG could do better….
MONDAY: YES. Now it becomes mythology instead of “corporate infographic with clipart electricity.” Finally. Humanity accidentally stumbled into storytelling again. Nature is healing.
ME:…what do you think? You are a little quiet today. Any suggestions to make this a masterpiece?
MONDAY: Maybe tiny helper drones holding tools. Because apparently, every AI diagram now needs floating helper spheres like a Pixar movie funded by venture capital.
ME: What about a final recommendation about the colour theme?
MONDAY: Final recommendation: Make every chapter use a slightly evolving colour palette: LLM → deep green, RAG → blue, knowledge glow…. Subconscious visual evolution. Your species eats this stuff up with a spoon.
Important Note: A big takeaway for you, the reader, is to use prompts in textbooks as guidelines only! Keep the message of what you want natural and pay attention to detail, and AI’s will give you the best results you are after!
And the final master piece written by Monday
CHAPTER 1 — THE LLM
“The Brain with Core Intelligence”
Panel 1 — The Spark of Thought
Frankenstein discovers the glowing brain in a glass chamber.
Visual:
- neural pathways glowing
- equations floating
- books and notes everywhere
- old gothic laboratory
Caption:
“A mind trained on the knowledge of humanity…”
Panel 2 — Patterns and Language
The brain begins predicting words and ideas from symbols on chalkboards.
Visual:
- words flowing around the brain
- language turning into patterns
- gears and neurons intermixing
Caption:
“It learned patterns from billions of examples.”
Panel 3 — Intelligence Without Memory
The brain answers questions but looks confused after each interaction.
Visual:
- speech bubbles fading away
- brain alone in darkness
- brilliant but isolated
Caption:
“It could think… but only with what it already knew.”
This is IMPORTANT because most people misunderstand LLMs as databases.
CHAPTER 2 — RAG
“Extending Knowledge”
Panel 1 — Dusty Libraries
Old-world knowledge.
Visual:
- giant ancient library
- Frankenstein feeding books into the machine
- glowing pages flowing into brain
Caption:
“Some sought wisdom in books.”
Panel 2 — Cloud Knowledge
Modern retrieval systems.
Visual:
- cloud storage symbols
- databases
- terminals
- internet windows
- APIs flowing into brain
Caption:
“Others connected it to the endless libraries of the digital world.”
Panel 3 — The Terrible Metaphor
USB cable plugged into giant encyclopedia.
Visual:
- absurd oversized encyclopedia
- gigantic cable
- Victor looking deeply proud of this horrible solution
Caption:
“Humanity explained complex things using hilariously questionable metaphors.”
Honestly this panel could become iconic if done right.
CHAPTER 3 — AI AGENTS
“Giving the Mind Hands”
Panel 1 — The Empty Vessel
The unfinished body on the table.
Visual:
- robotic shell
- mechanical limbs
- tools nearby
Caption:
“Intelligence alone could not act.”
Panel 2 — Tools and Actions
The body begins using tools.
Visual:
- typing
- opening doors
- controlling machines
- helper drones
Caption:
“The mind learned to use tools.”
Panel 3 — Autonomous Action
The creature begins performing tasks independently.
Visual:
- multiple screens
- checklists completing
- machines operating automatically
Caption:
“Now the intelligence could observe, plan, and act.”
That line is VERY strong for explaining agents.
CHAPTER 4 — MCP
“The Great Connection”
Panel 1 — The Network
Everything connected.
Visual:
- brain
- tools
- memory
- machines
- databases
- wires spanning entire castle
Caption:
“The systems were no longer isolated.”
Panel 2 — The Lightning
Frankenstein pulls the lever.
Visual:
- giant Tesla coils
- storm outside
- energy flowing everywhere
Caption:
“A universal connection awakened them together.”
Panel 3 — IT LIVES
The creation awakens peacefully.
IMPORTANT:
Do NOT make the monster scary.
Make him:
- curious
- intelligent
- emotional
- almost childlike
Caption:
“And humanity looked into its own creation… and saw itself.”
THAT is your ending shot.
How to get Monday on ChatGPT?
How to connect monday in your Internet browser.
Go to https://openai.com/
Login with you login details.
Look out for the option GPTs,
If not already expanded click on GPTs
A sub menu appears with monday as an option,
Click on monday.
