Explainers that help you read AI news with a clear head.
ExplainerMedicineNew
A medical AI result can be a preprint, a peer-reviewed study, a regulatory authorization, or proof that patients benefit, and each one means something different.
Evidence: 2 sources · 2 official records
ExplainerResearchNew
Most AI research appears first as a preprint or a company blog post, so knowing what each format has and hasn't been through is the fastest way to judge a research headline.
Evidence: 2 sources · 2 official records
ExplainerModels & ProductsNew
A benchmark score shows how a model did on one fixed test under conditions its makers often chose, which is useful but rarely the whole story.
Evidence: 1 source · 1 research paper
ExplainerBusinessNew
AI business headlines mix valuations, run-rate revenue, and multi-year spending commitments, and each figure measures something different.
Evidence: 1 source · 1 official record
ExplainerPolicy & SafetyNew
AI is governed by a mix of binding laws, voluntary frameworks, court rulings, and company policies, and a story about one should not be read as a story about the others.
Evidence: 3 sources · 3 official records
ExplainerEducationNew
Claims about AI tutors, AI detectors, and classroom tools are easy to make and hard to test, so here is what a convincing education study looks like.
Evidence: 1 source · 1 official record
ExplainerScienceNew
AI has produced real scientific advances, such as protein structure prediction, and many announcements that have not yet been tested, so the useful question is what has been independently confirmed.
Evidence: 3 sources · 1 official record · 2 research papers
ExplainerWorkNew
Estimates of AI's effect on work range from task "exposure" to controlled productivity studies to company layoff statements, and they measure very different things.
Evidence: 2 sources · 2 research papers
ExplainerClimate & EnergyNew
Estimates of AI's power use vary widely because they measure different things, from a single query to all data centers, so here is how to compare them.
Evidence: 1 source · 1 official record
ExplainerCreative IndustriesNew
Disputes over AI and creative work turn on a few separate questions about training data, generated output, and who can own it, and the answers differ by country.
Evidence: 1 source · 1 official record
ExplainerGovernmentNew
When public agencies use AI to decide benefits, prioritize inspections, or answer the public, the key questions are what the system decides, who checks it, and how people can challenge it.
Evidence: 2 sources · 2 official records
ExplainerRoboticsNew
A polished robot video can show real progress or a carefully staged moment, so the useful questions are whether it was autonomous, how often it succeeds, and where it is actually deployed.
Evidence: 1 source · 1 official record