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Prompt Critical
Prompts = delegation, nothing more. Getting a professional to fix my pipes does not make me a plumber. In a similar way, writing a prompt does not make me an artist. Or an author. Or a coder. Or anything other … Continue reading
What Does Your Worldbuilding Mean?
Who is responsible for deciding what your worldbuilding choices mean? You? Your editor? Your audience? Take a moment. Have a think. While you do, I’ll tell you what sparked this idea. It’s an old question that I was pondering again … Continue reading
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The Legal Woes of Bots
I was going to talk about why I’ve found the whole, often worrying, AI thing good in at least one important aspect. However, while writing that article, I realised that I needed this one as a foundation. That’s been the … Continue reading
Comfort Games
Today is a friend’s birthday, and we’re going to play some games together. We’ve played lots of different games, but some we return to again and again. It’s the same with any group of people I play with and have … Continue reading
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Oceans Infinity
You and I have been witness to the greatest art heist in the planet’s history. Yup, today I want to talk about the underpinning of the current crop of Large Language Model (LLM) style AIs: the training data they scraped … Continue reading
Where Do You Get Your Ideas?
It’s a cliché, but it’s also a real question I’ve been asked many times over the years, so let’s have a look. Where do I get my ideas? The short answer is anywhere and everywhere. Though, while that’s true, I don’t think … Continue reading
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Natural Stupidity
In the world of modern creative arts, artificial intelligence (AI) is an unavoidable topic. So, I won’t be avoiding it here. Across the internet and beyond, all manner of articles and videos have already discussed it, and there’s lots of … Continue reading
What’s in a Thursday?
As I said on Tuesday, I’m aiming to post something on both Thursdays and Mondays. Each day will have a different focus, and I’ll get to Monday on Monday, but today’s Thursday, so it’s time to talk about what goes … Continue reading
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I’m Thinking I’m Back
Difficult to know where to start after this long, so perhaps I should just plough on. I’ll probably delete this in a while anyway as it’s only really relevant for any folk who read this blog in the Old Days, … Continue reading
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Money, Money, Money
I’ve got a trapped nerve in one shoulder, and tennis elbow in the other arm, so it’s painful to type lots. But, rather than leave you waiting, I’ll pose a short question for you to ponder. $100 games. These used … Continue reading
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