Why did modern AI take so long to become practical?
Modern AI systems are remarkably sophisticated, but I'm puzzled by how recently they became widely useful. It seems like computers could have been built to generate sentences, combine…
language models
What are some good alternatives to ChatGPT when it's down?
I'm looking for reliable alternatives to ChatGPT since it's been down lately. I mainly use it for general information searches, so I'm curious what other options are out…
Why Doesn't AI Ask for Clarification When We Need It?
I've been using language models like GPT for deep reflection, and I've noticed that they rarely ask for clarification. Instead, they jump in and try to provide answers…
Why Do ChatGPT's Responses Vary So Much?
I've noticed that when I feed the same information to different instances of ChatGPT, or even just different chats, I often get different answers. For example, I've tried…
What Are the Best Benchmarks for Comparing LLM Performance?
I'm curious about the benchmarks everyone uses to evaluate the performance of different language models (LLMs). I recently went back to using ChatGPT after trying Claude for a…