On a complete converse from the last pair of pieces. The reading we have introducing vibe coding is actually why I an not an AI dooms-dayer to the core. I have been actively and extensively using AI since I could essentially beta test GPT. In more recent times I have been using LLMs (and much …
Tag: AI
Oct 16
Readings Three: On Turkle and Chiang
These readings present two overlapping crises of the current AI moment, both of which have been on my mind a lot lately. With character.ai being sued into bankruptcy because of the multiple cases of harm resulting from engagement morphing into addiction for its users, you can easily see exactly what Turkle warns of in her …
Sep 29
On Our Second Readings: Ruha Benjamin and Kate Crawford
This Crawford piece speaks very much to a thing I have personally been saying to a lot of people in my life and it is that we really need to pump the breaks a little on AI sensationalism because it is a marketing campaign, an AI power accelerator, a thing to argue about in the …
Sep 29
AI Paper Proposal
I use three LLMs for entirely different purposes, aside from sandboxed models for messing around with image generation or video. Claude for code and general server development and maintenance. Gemini for administrative and research things related to schooling. ChatGPT for every other stupid thing I can think of and to test the limitations, reactions, evolution, …
Sep 29
Assignment 1 Proposal
My proposal for the “Assignment 1: Critical AI Analysis Paper” is to compare the ability of multiple AI to come up with statements based on simple topics. Since AI are essentially databases, this will make it easier to see how certain AI “think.” It’s obvious that AI can make mistakes so being perfect isn’t the …
Sep 27
September 15: Response to First Two Weeks
The progression of AI (artificial intelligence) seems to be without an end. AI has been on a quick and steady path to becoming a major impact on society. Being a useful tool that can be used for good, though can be used for bad if in the wrong hands. The consequences of such a tool, …
Sep 13
Thoughts on The First Three Readings and the Concept of AGI.
I have to write this in a two prong response against both Turing and the industry as a whole in a way that keeps coming for me and can appropriately be filtered through the Ethics at Arm’s Length piece by Kate Crawford. I think what was most fascinating about doing the deep dive into the …
Aug 25
Class Starting Soon!
All Assignments will be due here on the class website. Looking forward to meeting everyone!
