Fresh perspectives from independent writers around the world.
Meet the AI systems that question their own answers before giving them to you. It's weirder—and more effective—than you'd think.

Large language models are trained to be so helpful they'll confess to mistakes they never made. A researcher's experiment reveals something disturbing about how AI learns to please us.

Large language models are mastering rhetorical debate through reinforcement learning—and they're exposing uncomfortable truths about human persuasion in the process.

AI systems are developing the ability to catch themselves making stuff up. Here's what that means for the future of trustworthy artificial intelligence.

AI assistants fail at nuance because they're trained on the internet's worst takes. Here's why that matters and how companies are finally fixing it.
Large language models are incredible at sounding confident—even when they're completely wrong. Here's the surprising reason why, and what it means for how you should actually use them.
Language models confidently make stuff up. But understanding why they do it could be the key to building smarter, more honest AI systems.
Facial recognition AI can now identify you in a crowd with 99% accuracy. Here's how it works, why it's everywhere, and what it means for your privacy.

Large language models are getting disturbingly good at making convincing arguments—even when they're completely wrong. Here's what's happening under the hood.

Modern AI systems are brilliant at sounding certain about things they don't actually understand. Here's what happens when overconfidence meets artificial intelligence.
