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Origins to Now

The Plain Machine series tracing AI from its intellectual roots to the present day.

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One Summer to Solve Intelligence

Jun 10, 2026

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3 min read

One Summer to Solve Intelligence

The backstory the video doesn't have time to tell.

Plain Machine
Plain Machine

AI History

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He Asked a Question He Couldn't Answer

Jun 8, 2026

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3 min read

He Asked a Question He Couldn't Answer

The Turing Test wasn't built to prove machines could think. It was built to make the question obsolete.

Plain Machine
Plain Machine

AI History

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The Logic Inside Every AI is 350 Years Old

Jun 7, 2026

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3 min read

The Logic Inside Every AI is 350 Years Old

Three men who never met each other built the blueprint for artificial intelligence.

Plain Machine
Plain Machine

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The Question We Still Can't Answer

Jun 7, 2026

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2 min read

The Question We Still Can't Answer

In 1950, a mathematician asked something so simple it broke philosophy.

Plain Machine
Plain Machine

Plain Machine

AI explained in plain English, for people who build real things. No hype. Just the mechanics that matter.

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