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4 articles
Biotechnology
AI can predict a protein's shape in minutes. That is not the same as knowing what it does
A fifty-year-old problem in biology broke open in 2020, and the method that cracked it does not simulate physics at all. Here is what a structure prediction is actually inferring, what its confidence score means, and the four things it still gets wrong.
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Computer Science
Why an AI chatbot invents a fact and says it with total confidence
A language model will give you a citation that does not exist, in the same calm tone it uses for things that are true. That is not a bug someone forgot to fix — it follows from how the machine works. Here is what is actually happening, and what reliably reduces it.
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Computer Science
Machine learning, explained without the jargon
Machine learning is behind spam filters, recommendations and modern AI — but the core idea is simpler than the buzzwords suggest. Here is how a machine actually 'learns'.
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EdTech
AI tutors in the classroom: real help, real hype, and the questions worth asking
AI tutors promise a patient, personalised teacher for every student. The technology is genuinely useful — but the honest picture includes accuracy, equity and the irreplaceable role of human teachers.
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