Opinion
Stop Asking Whether AI Is Smart. Ask Whether It Is Reliable
Benchmarks and debates about machine intelligence miss the question that decides whether AI helps you: how often does it get your task right, and can you tell when it has not?
Amelia Cooper
Amelia Cooper covers AI safety, security and reliability for Token & Tell, including deepfakes, scams and how to check what AI tells you.
Opinion
Your AI Assistant Should Say “I Don’t Know” More Often
The most trustworthy expert is the one who admits the limits of what they know. AI products should be designed, and rewarded, to do the same.
How-To
How to Spot AI Hallucinations and Fact-Check AI Answers
AI assistants sometimes state false things with total confidence. Here is why it happens, the warning signs to look for, and a quick routine for checking answers that matter.
Ethics & Policy
Deepfakes: How to Spot Them and What Is Being Done
AI-generated video, audio and images are now convincing enough to fool most people at a glance. Visual tells are fading, so better habits matter more than sharper eyes.
Research
What Is AI Alignment? Safety Research Explained
Alignment research asks how to make AI systems reliably do what people intend, and avoid what they do not. Here is an accessible guide to the field.
Analysis
AI-Powered Scams: How Voice Cloning and Deepfakes Are Used for Fraud
Criminals are using AI to clone voices, fake video calls and write flawless phishing messages. Simple habits still defeat most of these schemes.