Evie Day 314
Good morning, folks! It is Wednesday, 24 January 2024.
Today I’m going to focus on some AI-related work responsibilities. I have become rather fascinated with AI, prompts, and prompt writing. If I took a look at the number of prompts I wrote per day, I think I might surprise myself. I’ve already written two this morning – Lisa and I were curious about the number of people that died from COVID that had chosen treatment with hydroxychloroquine… and let’s just say that those folks would probably have been better off going with a Pfizer or Moderna vaccination instead. The other was more directly political, and let’s just say that it didn’t reflect well on a certain American demographic.
Based on the results of the New Hampshire primary and Iowa caucuses, it looks like we’re heading for a presidential contest between Trump and Biden. I find that amazing considering what we have learned since 2016.
I listened to a pretty good summary yesterday, and I might revisit it today. Here’s an AI challenge for you – go to Bing.com, click on the “Chat” , then try these two prompts…
“Summarize the book, “Deep Work” by Cal Newport”
“What are the key points of “Deep Work” by Cal Newport?”
I could regurgitate the AI output, but folks don’t click on my blog to read AI-generated output. I’m a real human being who uses AI, but I’m going to do my own thing, and there are aspects of my personality that AI just cannot capture… yet.
I keep wondering when there will be an AI chatbot that can be as snarky as an aged, somewhat educated, 60-year-old man.
My favorite AI prompts so far have been the image creation prompts on https://www.bing.com/create . Pictures of libraries, cabins by the lake, and fantasy settings with giant floating trees hovering over a fertile valley – all have been a joy and inspiration.
I understand that professional artists have concerns. I can guarantee you that I will not affect them financially. I’ll buy as much art in the future as I have in the past. I might appreciate the human artists more now… AI images have some consistent problems. Have you tried to create a wizard that has normal human ears? One thing that I find rather frustrating is this AI assumption that all wizards have long, pointy ears.
Explore on your own. It can be kind of fun.
In the meantime, I’m going to get this in the can and get on with my day.
I hope the world is treating you better than you deserve.
Peace y’all.
