ai

  • These two posts get at the sense of fancy statistical pattern systems (aka AI) having some purpose, but that purpose very much not being even on the horizon of the path we are on with current applications of AI.

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  • Thinking Machines

    I like this post about ‘impressionist blogging’, mainly because it gives voice to a sense of how using generative AI as a tool shapes the work it serves. I still don’t know how generative AI will work its way into my life. For all the risks that it poses, there are myriad interesting possibilities. But…

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  • Will it hurt anyone, can I trust it, and will it make me look stupid?

    The views in this post are my own and do not necessarily reflect the views of any organisation that I am associated with. I feel very uncertain about where we are with AI in practical use. It is unavoidable (literally, every time I open Illustrator, I get prompted to use generative AI) and certainly convenient.…

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  • Everyday AI

    I got the idea to try these weekly posts after realising how many links I was saving while browsing the Web. It isn’t my goal with this little project to provide a comprehensive exploration of an area, more of a stroll through the bits that interest me just now. So with my excuses out of…

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  • Ghosts in the Machine

    Humans can see faces in anything, so it’s not much of a surprise that we can be fooled into seeing sentience in a chat-bot.

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