Vector databases explained: what they do and when you need one
Most teams reach for a dedicated vector store where a table in the database they already run would do. Here is where the threshold sits.
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How to use AI for research without fake citations
A citation has a recognisable shape, and producing that shape is easy. A three-step workflow that survives deadline pressure.
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45 states filed 1,561 AI bills, and Congress still has not acted
45 states introduced 1,561 AI bills by March 2026. One hiring tool can face five different definitions of algorithmic discrimination.
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AI and copyright: what the rulings actually turn on
Training on books has survived as fair use. Anthropic still paid $1.5 billion, because how the data was obtained is judged separately from how it was used.
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What the AI industry gets wrong about its own users
Products assume someone who rephrases, verifies and explores. Most people ask once, believe the answer, and leave if it is poor.
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How to build an AI agent: the loop and four things that break it
The loop takes twenty lines. Error compounding, absent memory, no stopping condition and excess permissions are where the work actually is.
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Why calling it a hallucination makes AI errors harder to fix
Hallucination implies a malfunction. Correct and incorrect output come from the same process, and the vocabulary decides what people trust.
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How much an AI feature costs to run: a worked example
Output tokens cost up to five times input. A support assistant at 10,000 conversations a day runs $2,700 or $9,000 a month depending only on model choice.
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How to detect AI-generated text, and why most detectors fail
Classifiers measure how ordinary writing looks, which is not the same as who wrote it. Watermarking is better and still proves processing, not authorship.
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The case against putting AI in everything
Latency, reliability, interruption and the cost of checking. Most AI features trade a function that always works for one that usually does.
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The EU AI Act explained: what it requires and who it reaches
Risk tiers, not technology tiers. The same model can sit in two different categories depending on the decision it participates in.
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Every software company says it does AI now. Four questions that check
Repositioning and real change look identical in a press release. Pricing, delivery and attributed revenue separate them.
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