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Understanding AI in a Month

Thirty days, one idea a day, from nothing to following the argument.

A thirty-day course in what these systems actually are. Each day is a written article with its figures and its sources, an audio edition, and a printable copy. Days are published as they are made.

The days so far

  1. Day 1 · 2026-09-02 · 12 min listen · 8 figures

    The Model Is Not the Product

    In July a benchmark score nearly tripled without anything inside the model changing. The interesting question is not how the software was improved.