AI Explained
Artificial intelligence in plain English.
AI tool privacy: what you should never share
Every time you open a chat window, you are deciding what to share. Here is what should stay out of…
How to check whether an AI answer is any good
AI tools answer everything with the same calm confidence. A practical guide to checking when an AI answer is right,…
How to get better answers from AI without becoming a prompt engineer
Eight practical habits that turn mediocre AI replies into genuinely useful answers, with no prompt engineering jargon required.
What is reasoning in AI, and is the model really thinking?
Reasoning AI explained in plain English. AI companies say their newest models can reason. What that really means, when it…
Anthropic’s new model tier finds 27-year-old bugs. Who can actually use Claude Mythos Preview?
Claude Mythos Preview is Anthropic’s most capable model, gated to security researchers. Here is what it can do, and why…
Why AI gets things wrong even when it sounds confident
AI Gets Things Wrong explained in plain English. AI language models predict text rather than look up facts, which is…
What is RAG (retrieval-augmented generation), and how does it work?
RAG Retrieval Augmented Generation explained in plain English. RAG, or retrieval-augmented generation, is the trick that lets AI models answer…
GPT-5.5 lands with stronger agentic coding and a steep API price jump
Gpt 5 5 explained in plain English. GPT-5.5 arrived on 23 April 2026 with meaningful gains on agentic coding benchmarks…
What is generative AI, in plain English?
Generative AI creates text, images, audio and video from a prompt. Here is what it actually is, how it differs…
What is Sora, and why did OpenAI shut it down?
OpenAI's AI video generator closed its consumer app on 26 April 2026. Here is what the shutdown means for users…