What AI Is and Isnt: A Laypersons Guide to How LLMs Actually Work
June 01, 2026AI is not magic or sentient. Learn what large language models actually do, how vectors and embeddings work, and why todays AI is pattern matching not thinking.
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Getting Started with AI for Free: Every Tool Google Gives You at No Cost
June 01, 2026You already have access to powerful AI tools through your Google account and no subscription needed. Here is everything Google offers for free and how to use it today.
ChatGPT and Claude: Which AI Service Should You Pay For
June 01, 2026ChatGPT and Claude are the two leading AI assistants. Here is what each offers at every price tier, how to use their desktop apps and advanced features like Dispatch and Clips, and which one fits your workflow.
A Tour of Specialized AI Tools: Music, Video, Images, and More
June 01, 2026Beyond chatbots lie specialized AI tools for creating music, generating videos, and editing images. Here is a tour of the best tools in 2026 and how they fit into daily productivity.
Going Advanced: Open Source Models, Hermes Agent, and Local AI
June 01, 2026Tired of subscriptions and privacy concerns? Open source models and agent frameworks let you run AI on your own hardware. Here is how to get started with Hermes Agent, OpenCode, DeepSeek, and local Llama models.
Classify Your Data with SQL: A Hands-On Guide to Dremio's AI_CLASSIFY Function
March 01, 2026Most classification workflows require exporting data to Python, running a model, and importing results back into your warehouse. Dremio's AI_CLASSIFY function...
Generate Summaries and Insights with Dremio's AI_COMPLETE Function
March 01, 2026Every data team has a version of this problem: a table full of raw data that needs human-readable summaries, translations, or narrative descriptions. Product...
Extract Structured Data from Text with Dremio's AI_GENERATE Function
March 01, 2026Unstructured text is the most underused data in most organizations. Customer emails sit in inboxes. Contract notes live in text fields. Meeting summaries exi...
What Are Recursive Language Models?
January 10, 2026Recursive Language Models (RLMs) are a new class of language models that can call themselves to break down complex tasks into manageable parts. This article explores how RLMs work, the problems they solve, and why they represent a significant shift in language model capabilities.