Neoteric UK: AIArtificial intelligence research, products and the companies building it.https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/en-gbFri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:02 GMTeditor@neotericuk.co.uk (Neoteric UK)editor@neotericuk.co.uk (Neoteric UK)Copyright 2026 Neoteric UK60https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/images/neotericuk-logo.pngNeoteric UK: AIhttps://www.neotericuk.co.uk/Overfitting, Validation and Knowing When to Stop Training a Neural Networkhttps://www.neotericuk.co.uk/overfitting-validation-when-to-stop-training-neural-network/https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/overfitting-validation-when-to-stop-training-neural-network/Building a neural network is only half the job; knowing when it has learned enough, rather than too much, is the harder skill.Fri, 09 Oct 2026 08:00:02 GMTNeoteric UKAIHow AI models get small enough to run on your phonehttps://www.neotericuk.co.uk/how-ai-models-shrink-to-fit-on-device/https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/how-ai-models-shrink-to-fit-on-device/Beyond distillation, a handful of engineering tricks let AI that once needed a data centre run quietly inside a handset or laptop.Thu, 08 Oct 2026 08:00:02 GMTNeoteric UKAIWhy Keeping an AI's Knowledge Current Means Choosing Between Retrieval and Retraininghttps://www.neotericuk.co.uk/rag-vs-fine-tuning-keeping-ai-knowledge-current/https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/rag-vs-fine-tuning-keeping-ai-knowledge-current/The same underlying question, updating what a model knows, produces two very different engineering answers, and the difference matters most when facts change.Tue, 06 Oct 2026 08:00:02 GMTNeoteric UKAIHow a Neural Network Is Actually Trained, Step by Stephttps://www.neotericuk.co.uk/how-a-neural-network-is-actually-trained/https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/how-a-neural-network-is-actually-trained/Behind every headline about AI learning to spot tumours or translate speech lies the same unglamorous process of guessing, checking and adjusting, millions of times over.Mon, 21 Sep 2026 08:00:01 GMTNeoteric UKAIModel distillation: what it is, and why smaller AI models keep getting betterhttps://www.neotericuk.co.uk/model-distillation-why-smaller-ai-models-keep-getting-better/https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/model-distillation-why-smaller-ai-models-keep-getting-better/A technique borrowed from decades-old machine learning research explains why the AI running on your phone is quietly catching up with the giants in the data centre.Sat, 19 Sep 2026 08:00:02 GMTNeoteric UKAIRAG or fine-tuning? Two very different ways to make an AI model usefulhttps://www.neotericuk.co.uk/retrieval-augmented-generation-vs-fine-tuning/https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/retrieval-augmented-generation-vs-fine-tuning/When an off-the-shelf AI model does not know enough about your world, there are two common fixes, and they solve different problems.Fri, 18 Sep 2026 14:51:36 GMTNeoteric UKAIHow large language models actually workhttps://www.neotericuk.co.uk/how-large-language-models-actually-work/https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/how-large-language-models-actually-work/Behind the fluent conversations lies a surprisingly mechanical process of prediction, pattern-matching and statistics, not understanding in any human sense.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 11:11:46 GMTNeoteric UKAIAI agents: why doing is harder than talkinghttps://www.neotericuk.co.uk/ai-agents-why-doing-is-harder-than-talking/https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/ai-agents-why-doing-is-harder-than-talking/Chatbots answer questions, but AI agents are meant to take action in the world, and that shift makes them far harder to build safely and reliably.Wed, 02 Sep 2026 04:11:46 GMTNeoteric UKAIThe UK's approach to AI governance and safety, explainedhttps://www.neotericuk.co.uk/the-uk-s-approach-to-ai-governance-and-safety-explained/https://www.neotericuk.co.uk/the-uk-s-approach-to-ai-governance-and-safety-explained/Rather than a single AI law, the UK relies on existing regulators, voluntary commitments and international diplomacy to manage the risks of artificial intelligence, a strategy that is increasingly being tested as the technology advances.Tue, 01 Sep 2026 21:11:46 GMTNeoteric UKAI