Category: Exploring AI

Another day, another “breakthrough” model—Claude this, Gemini that, GPT whispering sweet nothings about your next big idea. But does it actually fix the glitches, or just whack one mole while three more pop up? I explored to see if the hype holds water. November wrapped with a bang that echoed into early December, like a…

The exploding speed of technological adoption in US households, from decades-long shifts to years, and how it’s frayed our social threads—plus AI’s shot at stitching them back. Ever wonder why a 1960s family huddled around one glowing TV felt like a team huddle, but today’s multi-screen households often hum with silence? I explored to get…

You pause and rub your eyes for a moment, the strain of the computer marathon coupled with not really following the wall of output from the chatbot prompts you to take a quick pause. You think about that last sentence you read, and realize you have no idea what it’s talking about anymore, then finally…

Have you ever wished for a personal genie who grants exactly what you ask for—word for word, no matter how badly you phrased it? It sounds magical at first. A tireless helper waiting for your every request, ready to write emails, plan trips, design logos, or brainstorm ideas. But rub the lamp wrong, and that…

Have you ever crafted what felt like a rock-solid prompt, only to get back a response that’s confidently wrong—like the AI just invented facts out of thin air? Or maybe it completely ignored some key change that makes everything irrelevant? I set off to build a tool to increase my awareness of it. The Hallucination…

AI systems are said to exhibit “jagged intelligence.” It’s a tight soundbite, but what does that mean—really? I explored to try to get to the root of the issue. The assumption of human-like We expect all intelligences to be smooth and predictable to us like ours are. If someone can tackle advanced calculus, we assume…

Have you ever felt like chasing your tail in a never-ending loop of unhelpful suggestions when getting a chatbot to help you? I explored to try to get to the root of the issue. Loops If you’ve used the most advanced chatbots a lot, you’ve almost certainly run into this. It’s helping you with the…