I know the usual cliche is “waxing nostalgic,” but I thought this variation would be amusing to my readers as I dive back into the world of AI. I hate to ever waste anything, so after my last blog entry (about nostalgia), where I mentioned considering using ChatGPT to create a post for me, IContinue reading “Wasting Nostalgic”
Tag Archives: AI
The Bigger Threat
I read this in the online version of The New York Times and felt the need to comment. Powerful tech leaders — including [Sam] Altman, Elon Musk and the Google co-founder Larry Page — were developing A.I. systems for years before the technology went mainstream. The men bickered over whether it would end up harmingContinue reading “The Bigger Threat”
You Have 10 Seconds to Come Read
What technology would you be better off without, why? I’m currently working on something I’m calling my Digital Tech Memoir, the story of how I began—and still use—computer technology in teaching and performance. My time with tech has long been experimental, and I played with some of the newest software toys when they first cameContinue reading “You Have 10 Seconds to Come Read”
Upload My Mind for Another Lifetime
One of the things I’ve lately lamented is that all my memories and experiences will simply be lost and vanish when I die. I am trying for some immortality with my books, blog, and podcasts. Also, I’ve said in the past that my students are my legacy, though that technically expires in one generation. WhatContinue reading “Upload My Mind for Another Lifetime”
In the Icecubes of My Drink
Another piece from my back catalogue has resurfaced and been completed with the use of AI. Longtime collaborator Jeremy dePrisco took the song I had written and made a recording of it, with some flavoring of Frank Zappa, I believe. I’ve long wanted to do the music video, maybe in Second Life, but AI madeContinue reading “In the Icecubes of My Drink”
ImPromptu
I enjoy these forays into daily writing; I feel like I’m doing something creative every day, if only for a few minutes, and I hope someone is out there actually reading these musings. Occasionally, though, I balk at the prompts. Often they spark my imagination in a way that I can talk about more thanContinue reading “ImPromptu”
Working: Title?
What have you been working on? In my travelogue of the UK trip I mentioned how both Joyce and I wound up with a (non-contagious, thank goodness!) intestinal flu, and then returned home with colds. I still have only a lingering cough, but Joyce has had conjunctivitis twice and is relapsing back into a cold,Continue reading “Working: Title?”
Top 10 Movies
What are your top ten favorite movies? Asking for a top ten list of movies is a bit daunting—you see, I write my daily blog entry during my first cup of coffee and I’m not capable of higher order thinking this early. But I will give you my top three. Incidentally, for a film class,Continue reading “Top 10 Movies”
Commentary on AI Art
Sometimes AI produces useful and even stunning results. And other times…not so much. My blog post yesterday was a metaphor/fable entitled “The Hamster and the Hummingbird.” When I finished pasting it from Notes where I had composed it, I thought, “Hey, wouldn’t it be great to have an AI-generated graphic to illustrate it?” It would.Continue reading “Commentary on AI Art”
Passion!
What is your favorite season of year? Why? Or, how answering a prompt gets a Rod Stewart song stuck in your head. Of course, what I am most passionate about is theatre, directing theatre, and storytelling. Those are of course three aspects of the same thing. They’ve comprised my life’s work, and they are somethingContinue reading “Passion!”
