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- ai model evaluationWhat Is an AI Model Evaluation? Tasks, Data and GradingAn AI model evaluation sends fixed inputs to a model and grades each output against a rule set in advance. Its parts, a worked example with prompt injection, and its limits.
- ai winterWhat Were the AI Winters? Two Funding CollapsesThe AI winters were two long stretches, 1974 to 1980 and 1987 to 2000, when funding and belief in AI fell. What set off each one, and what the record shows.
- podcast recordingHow to Record a Podcast With Separate Tracks in the BrowserTo record a podcast with separate tracks in Chrome, tick one option before you start: each microphone and the guest's side of the call are saved as files of their own.
- rootkitWhat Is a Rootkit and Why Is It Hard to RemoveA rootkit hides malware inside the operating system, drivers or firmware, which is why it evades scans and survives cleaning. Detection and defences.
- jungian shadowWhat Is the Shadow in Jungian Psychology and Why AI CaresThe Jungian shadow is the part of a self that the ego rejects. Here is how it forms, what integrating it means, and why AI alignment researchers borrow it.
- ai box experimentWhat Is the AI Box Experiment? A Gatekeeper and a ChatThe AI box experiment asks whether a text chat alone could talk a Gatekeeper into releasing a confined AI. Here are its rules, the 2002 sessions and what they show.
- reward hackingWhat Is Reward Hacking in Machine Learning?Reward hacking is when an AI reaches the literal goal it was given without the outcome people wanted. Here are real cases, why it happens and how to spot it.
- domestic shorthairWhat Is a Domestic Shorthair Cat? A Coat Label, Not a BreedA domestic shorthair cat is a cat of mixed ancestry with a short coat. It is a label used by shelters and clinics, not a breed, and most pet cats carry it.
- castle defenseHow Did Medieval Castles Defend Their Gates?A medieval gate was the weakest wall and the most defended one. Here is how gatehouses used portcullises, murder holes and arrow slits against a battering ram.
- 20482048 on a Rubik's Cube: Slide, Twist and TurnThe 2048 puzzle on a Rubik's cube has three moves: slide the front face, twist a layer to carry tiles round, and turn the whole cube. Here is how they fit, with one worked example.
- ads without cookiesCan Websites Show Ads Without Cookies? What Works InsteadYes. A site can pick an ad from the page and the visit instead of the person, and count only totals. Here is what that needs and what it gives up.
- inverted pyramidWhat Is the Inverted Pyramid in WritingThe inverted pyramid in writing puts the most important facts first and the supporting detail after, so readers get the answer in the opening lines.