Mastodawn

I’ve been testing a theory: many people who are high on #AI and #LLMs are just new to automation and don’t realize you can automate processes with simple programming, if/then conditions, and API calls with zero AI involved.

So far it’s been working!

Whenever I’ve been asked to make an AI flow or find a way to implement AI in our work with a client, I’ve returned back with an automation flow that uses 0 AI.

Things like “when a new document is added here, add a link to it in this spreadsheet and then create a task in our project management software assigned to X with label Y”.

And the people who were frothing at the mouth at how I must change my mind on AI have (so far) all responded with resounding enthusiasm and excitement.

They think it’s the same thing. They just don’t understand how much automation is possible without any generative tools.

carlyn 1d ago

laura lemay 1d ago

This article is going around and it really is worth your time.

"But doing something like this requires you to take for granted that other people are smart, that smart people have always existed, and that very little in the human experience is new. That requires, you know, intellectual humility — and a willingness to think about other people’s experiences."

https://www.theverge.com/tldr/915176/nft-metaverse-ai-weirdos

Silicon Valley has forgotten what normal people want

NFTs, the metaverse and AI are the most recent Silicon Valley enthusiasms. Does anyone remember how to build a consumer product?

The Verge

carlyn 1d ago

404 Media 1d ago

This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright
https://www.404media.co/this-ai-tool-rips-off-open-source-software-without-violating-copyright/?utm_source=flipboard&utm_medium=activitypub

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This AI Tool Rips Off Open Source Software Without Violating Copyright

Malus, which is a piece of satire but also fully functional, performs a "clean room" clone of open source software, meaning users could then sell software without crediting the original developers.

404 Media

carlyn Apr 1

Ole Begemann Apr 1

Pro tip if you’re running a Swift-based web/app server: Watch the Server ∕ Security Updates category on the Swift Forums to get an email notification about new security issues. Click the bell icon and set the status to Watching. https://forums.swift.org/c/server/security-updates/50

carlyn Mar 29

Tod Kurt (todbot)Mar 28

Beautiful day for a protest #Pasadena #California #NoKings

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carlyn Mar 6

The full triptych is out of the kiln! They all have flaws (e.g. s-crack in the too thin bottom of the one on the left), but I like where they'e heading!

#ceramics #pottery

carlyn Mar 4

Don't normally post my ceramics on here, but this one is a chance to talk about George Ohr the "Mad Potter of Biloxi" and the teacher I learned about him from, Steve Horn.

- https://www.pbs.org/video/the-mad-potter-of-biloxi-george-e-ohr-1992-egmekp/

- https://www.instagram.com/stephenhornceramics/

Super neat stuff!

My first piece out of the kiln, being inspected by the neighbors cat!

#ceramics #pottery

carlyn Feb 28

bleeptrack Feb 28

Just registered for an @oshwassociation summit workshop. Very excited 🤩

Open Hardware Summit is in Berlin this year btw!

carlyn Feb 24

Hanse Mina Feb 24

Ukrainians have now lived with four years of war. They have lost limbs, loved ones, livelihoods and homes, but not hope. Here are some of their stories. All posed with photos taken before Russia’s full-scale invasion changed their lives.

https://apnews.com/photo-essay/ukraine-photo-essay-portraits-anniversary-war-d7bb463924e7cad9cfaa45e59600fc60

#Ukraine #Russia