AI Explained is a YouTube channel run by a British creator known publicly as Philip (Philip L), focused on delivering clear, hype-free coverage of the biggest developments in artificial intelligence. The channel covers AI model releases, benchmark results, research papers, and the broader implications of increasingly capable AI systems, including AI safety and existential risk considerations. Philip also created SimpleBench, a reasoning benchmark exposing gaps between human and LLM performance, and operates lmcouncil.ai, a multi-model AI comparison platform. The channel has grown to over 400,000 subscribers and is supported via Patreon, where paid members access exclusive content and a Discord community.
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AI Explained operates on the theory that public understanding of AI capabilities and risks is a crucial lever for better AI outcomes. By providing rigorous, hype-free coverage of frontier AI developments to a broad audience, the channel helps technical and non-technical observers accurately assess AI progress and the urgency of safety considerations. Philip also contributes directly to technical evaluation through SimpleBench, which aims to give the community better tools for measuring the true reasoning gap between AI systems and humans, supporting more calibrated expectations about AI capabilities.
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- Last Updated
- Apr 2, 2026, 10:00 PM UTC
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- Mar 19, 2026, 10:32 PM UTC