Technology and AI
How new technology works and what it can really do: artificial intelligence, computing and the claims made about them, checked against the evidence.
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What Is a Large Language Model? A Plain Guide
The technology behind ChatGPT, Claude and Gemini, explained without jargon: how large language models are built, what they do well and where they go wrong.
The Turing Test Explained: Can a Machine Pass for Human?
Alan Turing's 1950 imitation game, the chatbots that tried to pass it, the AI that passed in 2025, and why passing does not prove a machine can think.
How Experts Check If an Old Photo Is Fake
Experts trace where an old photo came from, then test its light, reflections, copied areas and digital traces. The Cottingley case shows why.