About Plain AI

A small reference site with a simple idea: if you're curious about something AI-related and don't want to feel stupid asking, you should be able to find a plain-English answer here. Read the gist in 30 seconds. Read the depth if you want.

It's free. There's no signup, no ads, no newsletter. The point is just for it to be useful.

Why this exists

Most AI explanations fall into one of two camps. They're either jargon-thick (written for engineers who already know) or marketing-thin (written to sell you something). Neither helps your mum understand why ChatGPT just said something weird.

This site sits in the middle. Plain English, real examples, honest about what AI does and doesn't know. Updated when things change.

Who's behind it

I'm Sush (Susanth Sutheesh). I work at Microsoft NZ as a Copilot solutions engineer. I'm not a researcher and I'm not a developer — I'm someone who's had to explain AI to non-tech colleagues, parents, and friends a lot of times. What I learn from explaining it overflows into here.

Plain AI is one of several small sites in the A Guide to Cloud family — alongside the main learning site, Brain Bar (a launcher for Microsoft tools), and Shift (data-cool guides for tech roles).

How this is kept honest

Every concrete claim — dates, dollar figures, named cases, study citations — has been verified against named primary sources (Wikipedia, official agency pages, named news reports). The site has been through two independent fact-check passes; corrections from those are baked in.

If you spot something wrong or out of date, please tell me. I take corrections seriously and update fast.

The voice rules

A handful of rules I try to keep:

• Honest over charm. If I'm uncertain, I say so. If I think something's risky, I say that too.
• No jargon without a gloss. Tenant, RAG, multimodal, embedding — all explained when first used.
• No scaremongering. The risks I write about are real, but the tone stays calm.
• Plain English. If a 60-year-old non-tech reader couldn't follow it, simplify.

Get in touch

Feedback, corrections, topic requests — drop me a line.