How does ChatGPT work? Have you ever typed a question into ChatGPT and wondered how it seems to understand what you mean? You might type: “Why does the Moon not fall to Earth?” ChatGPT does not read those words in the same way a human does. It does not have a pair of eyes looking at … Read more
Have you ever wondered how ChatGPT can read a question, understand what you are asking, and produce an answer that sounds remarkably human? The technology behind many of these systems is called a Large Language Model, or LLM. LLMs are a type of AI model trained on enormous amounts of text so they can learn … Read more
Have you ever wondered how a website can tell you that your internet connection is 100 Mbps, 200 Mbps, or even 1 Gbps in just a few seconds? You click “Go” or “Start”, wait for a moment, and suddenly you see numbers for download speed, upload speed, ping, and sometimes jitter and packet loss. But … Read more
How does generative AI work? If you have ever asked an AI chatbot to write a story, create an image, summarize something, or explain a difficult topic, you have already seen generative AI in action. But how can a computer create something that did not exist before? The answer involves machine learning, deep learning, huge … Read more
How does deep learning work? Deep learning is one of the technologies behind many AI systems we use today, from facial recognition and voice assistants to image recognition and language tools. You may already know that artificial intelligence (AI) allows computers to perform tasks that seem intelligent. You may also have heard of machine learning, … Read more
Have you ever noticed that YouTube seems to know what videos you might like? Or that your email can recognize spam before you even open it? Maybe your phone can recognize your face, or your keyboard can predict the next word you are going to type. How does it do all that? One important technology … Read more
Imagine you ask your phone a question and it answers you. You take a photo, and your phone recognizes a face. You open YouTube, and it somehow knows which videos you might enjoy. You type a few words into an AI tool, and it creates a paragraph, an image, or even a piece of music. … Read more
You press Volume Up on your TV remote, and almost instantly, the sound gets louder. Press Channel Down, and the TV changes channels. But here’s the strange part: How does a TV remote work? After all, the remote isn’t physically connected to the TV. There are no wires running between the two. And when you … Read more
How does Bluetooth work? You take your earbuds out of their case, put them in your ears, and a moment later your phone says: “Connected.” No cable. No plugging in. No Wi-Fi password. But what actually happened? How did your phone find those tiny earbuds? How did the two devices know they could trust each other? … Read more
Have you ever typed 25 × 4 into a calculator, pressed =, and wondered how that little device knew the answer was 100? It looks almost effortless. You press a few buttons. Numbers appear on the screen. You press another button, and the answer arrives almost instantly. But a calculator isn’t actually doing mathematics the … Read more
