We often focus on AI as a threat, but it is also a bridge to understanding the world around us. Project CETI is currently using machine learning to decode the “alien” vocalizations of sperm whales. Discover how AI is uncovering complex dialects, social learning, and a hidden culture beneath the ocean’s surface.

Why do LLMs fail at simple tasks? It usually isn’t a lack of intelligence, but a lack of context. Learn how tokenization affects performance and how a single sentence—asking the model to “think step-by-step”—can dramatically improve the accuracy of your AI results.

Behavior is not cognition, and imitation is not insight. Explore the history of AI overstatements—from chess-playing computers to modern chatbots—and why maintaining perspective is the only way to think clearly about the reality of machine intelligence.

We often treat forgetting as a human flaw, but in both biological and artificial intelligence, it is a vital feature. Discover why intelligence isn’t about storing more data—it’s about the ruthless deletion of noise. From AI pruning to the struggle of retaking a driving test, this post explores how what we discard defines the quality of our expertise.