I was recently onboarding with a new client, revisiting brand objectives and setting goals for the next quarter. Like many companies, they're investigating the possibility of building a proprietary AI tool for use with their customers--and the founder quipped (without pausing for breath), "not for writing, Sharon" and kept moving. I'm not mad about it. … Continue reading A Reliable Reputation
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AI Is The Ultimate People Pleaser
As I understand it, AI is trained on a Pavlovian-style feedback: Yes this works (yay!) or no it doesn't, please try again. I know it's more complicated than that, but in a core sense most of the training input seems to come down to yes, I'm happy with this result or no, I'm not, please* … Continue reading AI Is The Ultimate People Pleaser
Bot Bloviation
I have a friend: I may have once called him a robot bootlicker, but here let's call him Bob. It's not uncommon for other friends to mention AI near Bob and I...and then bust out popcorn. I want to tell you a story about Bob's failure to produce an AI story. Bob is a member … Continue reading Bot Bloviation
Something Polished 