Sarah Drummond
Sarah Drummond covers artificial intelligence and emerging technology. She writes about AI tools, model developments, and what the latest advances mean for businesses and consumers in the UK.
When AI Accuracy at Work Matters More Than Speed
When speed is not the main goal, AI should be treated as a drafting and checking aid, not a source…
What is fine tuning, and when does it actually help?
Fine tuning adjusts a model's behaviour from the inside. Here is what it does, how it differs from prompting and…
20 May 2026: Google Unleashes Gemini 3.5 and Rewrites Search at I/O (AM)
Google I/O 2026 launches Gemini 3.5 Flash and Gemini Omni. OpenAI adds AI image detection. Mistral acquires Austrian engineering AI…
What is machine learning, in plain English?
Machine learning is the method behind most modern AI. Here is what it actually is, how it works, and why…
19 May 2026: Karpathy Joins Anthropic as the AI Talent Race Enters a New Chapter
Andrej Karpathy joins Anthropic, Anthropic acquires SDK startup Stainless for $300m, Google I/O opens today, and Musk loses his OpenAI…
How to Spot When AI Has Missed the Most Important Point
AI can produce a fluent summary and still miss what matters. Here is how to check emphasis, priority and consequence…
19 May 2026: Anthropic Acquires Stainless, Musk Loses OpenAI Trial (AM)
Anthropic buys Stainless, the SDK startup used by OpenAI and Google, while a jury dismisses Musk's OpenAI lawsuit in under…
18 May 2026: Alexa Builds Your Podcast, Google I/O Lands Tomorrow, and OpenAI Goes to the Jury
Amazon Alexa+ now generates AI podcasts on demand for Prime members. Google I/O starts tomorrow. Plus the OpenAI trust trial…
How to Check an AI Draft Before You Send It at Work
A practical workplace checklist for reviewing AI assisted emails, reports and summaries before they leave your desk.
What is training data, and why does it shape every AI answer?
Training data is what every AI model learns from. It shapes what they know, where they excel, where they go…