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Five free AI assistants worth trying, and what each does best
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and Perplexity all have free plans. Here is what each one is best at, so you can pick the right one for the job.
Daybrief: AI news and explainers, in plain words
Small AI models now run on your phone. Here is what changes
On-device AI keeps your data on the phone, works offline and answers faster. These are the trade-offs and the tasks it already handles well.
What an AI agent actually does, in plain words
AI agents are chatbots that can take actions: open apps, call tools and finish multi-step tasks. Here is how they work and where they still fail.
Five free AI assistants worth trying, and what each does best
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and Perplexity all have free plans. Here is what each one is best at, so you can pick the right one for the job.
How to spot an AI-generated political ad before you share it
AI makes fake political images, voices and videos cheap to produce. Use these six checks before you share an ad, plus the labels platforms now require.
On-device AI vs cloud AI: which should handle your data?
On-device AI is fast and private; cloud AI is smarter and needs no battery. A side-by-side comparison, plus which tasks belong where.
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Five free AI assistants worth trying, and what each does best
ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, Copilot and Perplexity all have free plans. Here is what each one is best at, so you can pick the right one for the job.
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Policy
How to spot an AI-generated political ad before you share it
AI makes fake political images, voices and videos cheap to produce. Use these six checks before you share an ad, plus the labels platforms now require.
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On-device AI vs cloud AI: which should handle your data?
On-device AI is fast and private; cloud AI is smarter and needs no battery. A side-by-side comparison, plus which tasks belong where.
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Models
Small AI models now run on your phone. Here is what changes
On-device AI keeps your data on the phone, works offline and answers faster. These are the trade-offs and the tasks it already handles well.
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Agents
What an AI agent actually does, in plain words
AI agents are chatbots that can take actions: open apps, call tools and finish multi-step tasks. Here is how they work and where they still fail.