In the past month, I’ve spent considerable time with OpenAI’s o1 models, and I’ve come to think of them as the Rottweilers of the genAI world: powerful, occasionally stubborn, and requiring special handling. When they work well, they can be capable underlings—but they require a firm hand and careful attention to detail. And they can…
What are beakers?
Beakers are a common type of laboratory glassware used for preparing and holding solutions and other samples. A beaker is generally a cylindrical container with a flat bottom and an open top. This shape is similar to a drinking beaker. The straight cylindrical sides of a beaker distinguish it from a flask, which has sloping…