#AI explained
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Are We Already Addicted to AI Chatbots? One YouTuber's Confession Opens a Bigger Question
Hank Green admitted his AI use felt 'not healthy.' Researchers say he probably isn't alone, and the science to explain why is only just beginning.
GraphRAG vs. plain RAG: the honest scorecard
A knowledge graph can make AI answers far better, but only for certain questions, and the indexing bill can shock you. Here is what five studies actually found.
What is open-source AI and how is it different?
Open-source AI puts the model's blueprints in your hands. Here's what that actually means and why it matters.
What is the difference between machine learning and deep learning? A plain-English guide
One is the broad field, the other is a powerful technique inside it. Here is exactly how they relate.
What are AI hallucinations and why do they happen?
AI hallucinations are confident-sounding wrong answers. Here is why they slip through and what you can do about them.
What is an AI agent? A plain-English guide
AI agents are programs that can set their own mini-goals and take actions in the world, not just answer a question and stop.
How do AI image generators actually work? A plain-English guide
From typed words to finished artwork in seconds: here is what is actually happening inside the machine.
What is AGI, and how close are we to it?
AGI means a machine that can learn and do almost any intellectual task a human can. Nobody has built one yet, but the debate about how close we are is very much alive.
AI Still Can't Learn From a Few Pictures the Way You Can
Apple researchers tested leading AI vision models on a simple human skill: spot what a group of images have in common, then apply that idea to a new picture. The models largely failed.
Babies Learn Faster Than the World's Most Powerful AI. Scientists Want to Know Why.
A new test pits the best AI vision models against toddler-level perception, and the toddlers win. Researchers say studying infant brains could make AI cheaper, greener, and smarter.
The Original Chatbot Had Many Faces, and We Never Knew It
ELIZA, the 1960s program that convinced people a computer understood them, turns out to be far stranger and more capable than anyone realised. Newly unearthed source code changes the story.
Voice AI Can Talk, But Can It Actually Listen?
A large-scale human study finds today's best voice models often miss the pauses, hesitations, and tone shifts that make real conversation work.
A consciousness expert just read Anthropic's Claude research. He is not convinced.
Anthropic published findings hinting that its AI model Claude might show early signs of consciousness. A leading brain scientist says the evidence does not hold up.
The 1960s Chatbot That Explains Why You Tell ChatGPT Your Secrets
ELIZA, a program built at MIT sixty years ago, tricked people into emotional confessions before anyone had heard the word 'chatbot'. A new book has recovered its lost source code, and the lessons are uncomfortably relevant today.
Beyond Chatbots: World Models Are Teaching AI to Simulate Reality
The next big wave in AI isn't about language. It's about teaching machines to understand how the physical world actually works, and the race is already on.