How Does Tokenization Work? How AI Reads Text
Before an AI model can understand your words, it has to chop them into pieces. That chopping — called tokenization — is…
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Ethan Wright
Hi, I'm Ethan. I write about artificial intelligence — not the sci-fi version, the real one that's already in your phone, your inbox, and probably your job description.
My background is in enterprise software, so I read the research papers and test the tools before I write about them. If I say something works, it's because I tried it.
My goal is simple: no hype, no jargon. Just honest explanations of what AI can actually do for you.
Reporting & Dispatches by Ethan Wright
How Does Text to Speech Work? From Text to Talking
The voice reading your audiobook, announcing your train stop, or narrating that video didn’t come from a recording studio — at least,…
How Does Midjourney Work? AI Image Generation Explained
Type a sentence, get a painting. Midjourney turned AI image generation from a research curiosity into something millions of people use for…
How Do AI Agents Work? The Perceive-Think-Act Loop Explained
Everyone talks about AI agents like they’re magic. They’re not. Under the hood, an AI agent is a language model running in…
What Is Stable Diffusion? How AI Image Generation Actually Works
Of all the AI tools I’ve tested, Stable Diffusion is the one I recommend most often to people who want to actually…
What Is AI Bias? Where It Comes From and Why It Matters
AI bias is one of those terms that gets thrown around constantly and explained rarely. I’ve tested enough AI systems to see…
How to Learn Artificial Intelligence: A Practical Roadmap for Beginners
I get asked this constantly: “Ethan, where do I even start with AI?” Usually by smart people who opened a machine learning…
How Is AI Used in Business? 12 Real Applications (Not Hype)
“AI for business” has become a phrase that means everything and nothing. Vendors slap it on dashboards, consultants sell it in slide…
How Does Voice Recognition Work? From Sound Waves to Siri
You say “hey Siri” and your phone wakes up. You dictate a text and the words appear, mostly right. It feels like…
How Does ChatGPT Work? The Real Explanation (No Hype)
“How does ChatGPT work?” is one of the most-asked questions I hear, and most answers fall into two useless camps: either “it’s…