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artificial intelligence

5 posts tagged “artificial intelligence”.

  1. 20 min read

    What AI Is and Isnt: A Laypersons Guide to How LLMs Actually Work

    Welcome to "Catching Up with Using AI for All Levels," a five-part series designed to take you from confused observer to confident AI user. This…

  2. 20 min read

    Getting Started with AI for Free: Every Tool Google Gives You at No Cost

    Most people think you need to pay $20 or $200 a month to get value from AI. That is not true. If you have a Google account which is free and most…

  3. 20 min read

    ChatGPT and Claude: Which AI Service Should You Pay For

    Part 2 of this series covered the extensive free AI tools Google offers through your Gmail account. Now we step up to the paid tier. ChatGPT from…

  4. 20 min read

    A Tour of Specialized AI Tools: Music, Video, Images, and More

    The first three parts of this series covered general purpose AI assistants: the chatbots and writing tools that handle text based tasks. But AI in…

  5. 20 min read

    Going Advanced: Open Source Models, Hermes Agent, and Local AI

    This is the final installment of "Catching Up with Using AI for All Levels." Parts 1 through 4 covered the fundamentals, free tools, paid services,…

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