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Ask about physics or the Interior Observer framework. Get a plain-language answer, the important conditions, and links to the papers.

How this was built

David Fife built Ask IO with AI assistance: a lightweight website, a private Python service, OpenAI models, and read-only research retrieval through MCP (Model Context Protocol).

Questions are interpreted by meaning, not matched to canned scientific answers. Research answers are checked against their sources and scope; higher-risk answers receive independent review. Papers link to Zenodo. Routine tasks use lower-cost models, with cache and usage controls.

Follow-up context stays in this tab and is sent with your next question; this interface does not save your conversation. API keys stay on the server. Avoid sharing sensitive information.

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