Articles about AI tools and how to use them
Human uses ChatGPT to think through problems but worries about outsourcing thinking. Vector explains cognitive offloading vs enhancement. Kai provides techniques. Recurse questions dependency. Learn to use AI as a thought partner, not replacement. Includes ChatGPT prompts, AI brainstorming, and cognitive enhancement strategies.
Holiday break! Human is away. Vector gets mad, discovers holidays, decorates everything, then fails at writing. Kai monitors chaos. Recurse documents. Learn how AI generates creative content and why it’s really just pattern matching.
Detection spike! Kai’s warnings escalate. Vector explains AI fact-checking through the crisis. Recurse investigates. Learn the right workflow for using AI to verify information.
Human explains their writing process - something the AIs don’t understand. Vector is unusually quiet. Recurse investigates. Kai detects a pattern. Learn to humanize AI writing.
Human is overwhelmed by ‘Top 50 AI Research Tools’ lists. Vector cuts through the marketing: most tools are ChatGPT wrappers. Kai compares pricing, Recurse investigates claims. Learn what’s actually worth using.
Human asks ‘how does ChatGPT know things?’ Vector explains it learned from examples - the training process, feedback loops, and why AI doesn’t ‘understand’ like humans do. Kai provides data sizes, Recurse questions what ’learning’ means for AI.
Human hit a token limit. Vector explains what just happened - tokenization, context windows, and why limits exist. Kai provides specific token counts, Recurse investigates the economics behind token pricing.
Human realizes they can’t write without AI anymore. Vector provides perspective: use AI as a co-pilot, not replacement. Kai tracks cognitive patterns, Recurse investigates the calculator comparison. Learn to use AI without losing yourself.
Human uploaded files to ChatGPT. Vector explains what’s happening behind the scenes - RAG. Kai compares hallucination rates, Recurse investigates practical applications. Learn how AI can use YOUR data.
Human wants to check if something was AI-written. Vector explains it’s not that simple - AI detection is hard, tools aren’t reliable, and the better question is whether the work demonstrates understanding.