Category: AI 🤖
I’ve been experimenting with and using AI tools since 2020 – well before the release of even VQGAN. I have quite a few thoughts about AI, my experience of using it, and it’s interface since then.
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Information Age Iconoclasm | 2506
The Ghibli image crisis isn’t really about copyright or ethics. It’s about who gets to make images? and what gives them meaning.
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Helpful LLocal Models | 2505
Tutorial engines are coming. And they’ll run atop local AI models embedded in our devices at the OS level..
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Human Gunk and the AI Slopocalypse | 2504
If you find it hard to distinguish between content slop written by AI or content written by a human, don’t worry.
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A Touch of The Future Shock
OpenAI’s Operator, an AI agent that browses the web, and Deepseek R1, a powerful local model running on my own machine—both have dropped in the same week and they have…
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Apple Intelligence Is Fine
I got Apple Intelligence on my MacBook today. It works—right-click to summarise, rewrite, or proofread text. But this once-magical tech is already mundane, baked seamlessly into workflows.
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Without You, Patchwork is Nothing
In 1980, Frank Herbert envisioned the ‘author’s computer’ as a tool for organizing creativity and storytelling. Decades later, Patchwork, a collaborative worldbuilding app, brings us closer to realizing his dream.
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The Processing of Words | 2429
In 1984, author Ray Hammond reminded readers that ‘the computer has no power to write words.’
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Enchanted Knowledge Objects in LLM UI
I think of Knowledge Objects in AI UI as a kind of Talisman. An object imbued with distinct powers and properties, that when purposefully wielded ꙮ amplify the intent of…
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The New Economic Entertainment | 2428
The future of entertainment is interactive, monetised, intertwined with AI and social media, gaming and gambling.
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WalkCast.FM
Took a walk with WalkCast today. A location-based app that creates live audio narratives. Here’s where it shines and where it could improve
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Shape Thief | 2426
I’ve become a shape thief. Pirating the real world, acquiring artworks, and taking them home.
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How I Made NotebookFM with NotebookLM
A few people have asked me how I made my recent NotebookFM episode of 301. Here’s how.
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NotebookFM | 2425
I’m sorry. I’ve made some slop. But only because I really wanted to be a guest on my newest favourite podcast..
