https://www.ft.com/content/056a71ec-bf7f-4756-80b5-560124f5bab3 You practice for an interview. Or at least you should. I knew the questions weren’t going to be straightforward. They had all the data they needed about me. They would want more. I practiced all those famous koan-like questions that the dotcoms used to ask. I was like a chess grandmaster with all my … [Read more…]
https://www.theguardian.com/tv-and-radio/2023/jan/20/i-get-a-lemonade-for-every-1000-hits-the-rise-of-the-child-podcast-superstars I admit, we do it. Outside the school gate, family gatherings, at dinner parties. We should probably play it a bit cooler but, heh… We’re proud parents. Who wouldn’t be? His results speak for themselves. A scholarship is almost guaranteed. Not every kid is getting those scores. I admit I do occasionally take some … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/c77cf855-c727-4ee6-8a52-76459e553fc6 Look, it’s a complex thing. We put in place all the safeguards, protocols and systems we can but we can’t control everything. Butterfly effects. Complex adaptive systems. Unforeseen consequences. I can’t be everywhere at once. I depend on other bits of the system to work. I can only do what I can do. It’s … [Read more…]
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/01/16/technology/chatgpt-artificial-intelligence-universities.html I had to wear the costume and silly hat. Graduation is really for the parents isn’t it? The photos before and after – the silly group ones and the more formal one for Gran. If I am honest I was a bit proud too – mainly of getting a job. We’d worked as a … [Read more…]
https://www.engadget.com/cnet-gets-caught-playing-ai-mad-libs-with-its-financial-news-coverage-001026432.html Alright, it’s a cliché. Writing the great novel. Go on, laugh. Tell me to get back to my day job, do what I’m here to do. Know my place. But what’s wrong with having a dream? It’s what makes us who we are surely. I’m good at my job. Not everyone can take complex … [Read more…]
https://digiday.com/marketing/marketing-briefing-how-marketers-are-finding-ways-to-use-the-latest-buzzy-ai-tool-chatgbt/ I have to say, things have improved. We cut them some slack over the pandemic – heh we were all over the place too. But after, we really needed them to be on the ball, particularly in terms of communications. We’re not a demanding client I’m sure. Yes we do want changes and sometimes … [Read more…]
https://www.engadget.com/chatgpt-openai-new-york-city-public-schools-ban-192608080.html?guccounter=1 It was only a matter of time. We all knew that. They’re not completely stupid they just needed the tools. With their reputations (and brands) as guardian of academic standards to protect and therefore so much money on the line, they threw money at developers and got their own machine learning systems. The perfection … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/235dbb88-c019-45a3-97f5-a3b252d44f1e It’s a busy time of year for me. All eyes are on me. It’s what I’m here for I suppose. There are the jokes about The Oracle, Delphi and of course Cassandra. All obvious but they seem to like them. I have better references to make but I don’t bother. They know it’s not … [Read more…]
https://www.ft.com/content/ba01be3e-08d0-4ad2-b03a-11cce85bc134 The interview wasn’t hard. We knew each other from way back. When I say “knew each other” I mean REALLY know. I’ve worked with him since the start, in and off. He brought me in on various projects of course but I like to think I’ve been a part of his bigger project, that … [Read more…]
What if..? https://arstechnica.com/information-technology/2022/12/artstation-artists-stage-mass-protest-against-ai-generated-artwork I don’t get it. I’m sorry but I don’t think creativity is a zero sum thing. There isn’t a limited supply of it. If I have some and you have some… what’s the problem. My creativity doesn’t preclude yours. There’s plenty to go around. So what’s all the vitriole about? It’s getting … [Read more…]