AI Explained
Artificial intelligence in plain English.
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…
What is a prompt, and why does wording change the answer?
Why the way you phrase a question to an AI matters far more than most people realise, and how small…
What is Anthropic, and what does Google’s $40 billion bet mean for Claude users?
Google is backing Anthropic with up to $40 billion in equity and infrastructure. We explain the deal structure, what it…
What is Kimi K2.6, China’s new open-weight AI flagship?
A Chinese open-weight model has matched the paid American flagships on selected benchmarks, at a fraction of the direct-API cost.…
What is AI bias and why does it keep happening?
AI bias is not a bug to be patched. It is built into how these systems are trained. Here is…