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What happens when you ask an AI to forget what you just told it (and why it can't)

What happens when you ask an AI to forget what you just told it (and why it can't)

Context windows and conversation memory work differently than most people assume. Once you've told an AI something in a chat session, it's in the context until you start fresh — here's why 'ignore my previous message' doesn't work the way you'd think.

Published 30 Jul 2026

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Why your AI chatbot keeps apologising (and what that reveals about how it was trained)

Why your AI chatbot keeps apologising (and what that reveals about how it was trained)

If you've noticed ChatGPT and Claude saying sorry rather a lot, that's not an accident. The overly deferential tone comes from deliberate training choices — here's what reinforcement learning from human feedback does to conversational style.

Last updated 3 Aug 2026

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What 'hallucination' actually means when an AI confidently invents things that don't exist

What 'hallucination' actually means when an AI confidently invents things that don't exist

Large language models occasionally fabricate facts, citations, and entire product features with complete confidence. Here's why it happens, how to spot it, and why 'making things up' isn't quite the right way to think about what's going wrong.

Last updated 3 Aug 2026

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What AI training data actually includes (and why it definitely read your blog in 2019)

What AI training data actually includes (and why it definitely read your blog in 2019)

The models everyone's using were trained on enormous chunks of the public internet, which sounds abstract until you realise that includes your website, your competitors, and approximately 40% of Reddit. Here's what that means for the answers they give.

Last updated 3 Aug 2026

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Is My AI Lying to Me?

Is My AI Lying to Me?

An honest look at why the smartest tool in your office would rather invent a fake library than admit it doesn't have the answer.

Last updated 4 Aug 2026

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Stop Overthinking Your Prompts

Stop Overthinking Your Prompts

It’s time to stop whispering "Abracadabra" to your keyboard and start treating your AI like the smart, slightly literal teammate it actually is.

Last updated 4 Aug 2026

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What is Vibe Coding?

What is Vibe Coding?

Coding was once an elite craft of punctuation and patience, but it has finally evolved into a conversation about vision and intent.

Last updated 3 Aug 2026

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Agentic Engineering Explained

Agentic Engineering Explained

Forget chasing the perfect prompt; the real breakthrough is building AI systems that finally know how to finish what they start.

Last updated 24 Jul 2026

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Demystifying AI: Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid

Demystifying AI: Why You Shouldn't Be Afraid

Too many stories about AI sound like they belong in a movie. In reality, it’s just a way to help us manage our workload and make things run more smoothly.

Last updated 3 Aug 2026

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