Exploring AI, One Insight at a Time
Inside AI: How Modern Language Models Really Work
I didn’t have a dramatic “this changes everything” moment with AI. It was more subtle than that. Back in 2018, I saw a model generate a paragraph that was… decent. Not great. A bit off in places. But…
Why Bigger AI Models Don’t Always Mean Better AI
The Myth of “Bigger Is Better” in AI There’s this habit in AI where people look at one number and decide everything from it. A new model comes out, the parameter count is huge, and that’s enough for…
The Hidden Reason AI Answers Feel Human — But Aren’t
There’s a moment that happens when you use AI long enough. You ask something simple, and the reply comes back… smooth. Not just correct-looking but well said. Like someone actually thought about how to phrase it. That’s usually…
What AI Actually Does When You Type a Prompt (Explained)
Most people have the wrong mental model of what’s happening when they type something into an AI tool. It feels like you’re asking a system to “figure something out.” In reality, nothing like that is happening. What’s actually…
Why AI Still Makes Simple Mistakes (And What It Reveals About How AI Works)
The strange thing about working with AI long enough is that you stop being impressed by the big stuff. Generating essays, solving equations, writing code—that part becomes normal pretty quickly. What doesn’t feel normal is when the same…