So the YouTube algorithm recently recommended this channel to me called Retroflow 1985. It’s a guy in Germany who puts out these synthwave music videos, with AI-generated artwork (and probably AI-generated music) that feels like it could have come out of the 1980s (hence the term “synthwave”). I’m not a huge synthwave fan, but I… Continue reading Just for fun: Retroflow 1985
Tag: generative AI
Thoughts on Sudowrite’s new Muse 1.5 model
Sudowrite just released their new, updated version of Muse, their in-house generative AI model that’s optimized for writing fiction. It’s very similar to Muse 1.0, where you select a “creativity” setting from 1 to 11, optionally add some prose for it to work from, and then let it go. To allow their subscribers to experiment… Continue reading Thoughts on Sudowrite’s new Muse 1.5 model
AI 2027 and the Second Coming of Christ (part 2)
So after having ChatGPT run a deep research report on AI 2027 and the endtimes prophecies of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, in order to rewrite the timeline to be more in line with LDS teachings, I was surprised at how well the two timelines harmonized. But the first report only carried… Continue reading AI 2027 and the Second Coming of Christ (part 2)
AI 2027 and the Second Coming of Christ (part 1)
If you haven’t heard of AI 2027 before, watch this: TL:DW; if present trends in AI development continue, and we achieve artificial general intelligence in the timeframe we expect, there is a very real danger that the first superintelligent AI will not be aligned to value human life, because 1) AI already knows how to… Continue reading AI 2027 and the Second Coming of Christ (part 1)
Making some changes
I’m thinking very seriously about changing my email newsletter to a monthly digest, as opposed to the (mostly) weekly thing that it is right now. Last month, I saw a severed drop in my open rate, and I’m not sure why, but I suspect it’s a combination of sending newsletters too frequently, getting too many… Continue reading Making some changes
Thoughts on the Worldcon 2025 AI “scandal”
I’ll just come out and say it: I predict that the world’s last Worldcon will happen before 2034, and that after that, the convention (and possibly the Hugo Awards themselves) will be permanently disbanded. That’s what I think will be the ultimate consequence of the latest “scandal” regarding Seattle Worldcon’s use of ChatGPT, and the… Continue reading Thoughts on the Worldcon 2025 AI “scandal”
In defense of AI art & AI writing
If Andrew Tate wrote a book about how to make your wife or girlfriend into your slave, would he be within his rights to demand that no woman reads that book without his consent? Brandon Sanderson was inspired to become a fantasy writer when, as a child, he read Dragonsbane by Barbara Hambly. Sanderson is… Continue reading In defense of AI art & AI writing
One of the best takes on AI-assisted writing that I’ve seen thus far
Even though I’ve been using AI in my writing process for nearly two years now, I still feel like I have so much to learn. Everything is changing so fast, and these tools are becoming more and more breathtaking with each passing month. Just when you think you’ve got them mastered out, you break through… Continue reading One of the best takes on AI-assisted writing that I’ve seen thus far
Why Nick Cave is wrong about human creativity and generative AI
First of all, I don’t think that Nick Cave is entirely wrong. Laying aside how ChatGPT is just one of the many LLMs that are publicly available, and that using it as a stand-in for all of generative AI is like saying “AOL Online” when you mean “the internet,” he does make a fair point… Continue reading Why Nick Cave is wrong about human creativity and generative AI
How Not To Write An AI-Assisted Novel
The worst way to write a novel with generative AI is to make the AI do all the work. In fact, thinking of it in terms of “how much of the work can I get the AI to do?” is pretty much guaranteed to give you a really crappy book by the end of it.… Continue reading How Not To Write An AI-Assisted Novel