How AI Chatbots Actually Work, in Plain English
Under the friendly chat window is a model that predicts the next word, over and over. Here is what that means, why it sounds so confident and where it goes wrong.
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Noor spent a decade building internal tools for support teams before switching to writing about software. She tests AI assistants and everyday apps against ordinary work, keeps notes on what breaks, and would rather explain one setting properly than list twenty. She edits the AI and Software desks.
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