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Chocolate Suds
This came from a small scribble in a notebook from 2010-04-18. It reads: Laundromat + Ice Cream + Espresso + Sausage + Net Cafe I’m not sure exactly what I had in mind there. Not sure how “sausage” would fit in. But on a lark, I asked Gemini to: Make a logo for a laundromat…
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Books on Tape
Digging through some old collections of ideas I’ve had over the years, I found: Books on tape (books written on actual tape) Like most ideas I feature here on this site, I’m sure countless other people have had each of these ideas. Some probably went further with those ideas than I have. But should that…
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AI, Parody, and Acceptability
Or a discussion of AI guardrails. Listening to yet another news piece on Jeffrey Epstein, I realized that part of my brain has been filled up – against my will – by someone I wish was not in there. I didn’t have a say in the matter. And I probably have no legal right to…
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Bravehart
Anyone remember the classic show from the 80’s staring Bob Newhart – Newhart (1982-1990). Besides being known for the unexpected finale dream sequence, it was also known for the Larry/Daryl/Daryl bit. This idea was one of those times when my memory – which is really good at connecting bits of information together, like if I…
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Waymo-a-go-go
There are articles in the press about how Waymo drivers are so lazy that gig workers are getting paid up to $24 to close the door so that the Waymo can go. The other day I was down by the Embarcadero in San Francisco and passed a Waymo sitting with it’s doors unlocked (you can…
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Yarn the Yak
In my post Eric Carle I’m Not, I discovered & refined the character of Yarn the Yak (they/them). This lovable yak with fur made of colorful yarn spoke to and I decided to run with it a little. First I created images of Yarn the Yak and their friends the armadillo, aardvark, and donkey using…
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Eric Carle I’m Not
I’m not an illustrator, though perhaps I always wished I had that talent. But all of this AI experimentation is about how to leverage the creativity I do have, with skills I do not. Hence I wanted to see about creating a children’s book. Create a page to go in a children’s book that features…
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Mary Had a Little Lamb
In the course of trying to debug some issues with Gemini, I gave it a simple prompt to make an audio track: Create a track where someone is “singing” Mary had a little lamb with farts “The Gassy Flute Lament” Not exactly what I had in mind, but fun enough to share here.
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Mistakes
At the bottom of the web interface for Gemini is the disclaimer “Gemini is AI and can make mistakes.” It’s a typical “cover your butt” statement – a warning that AI can mistakes. But how about trying to make Gemini make mistakes? Make a short childhood nursery rhyme but fill it will all sorts of…
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In the Public Domain, Part 1
Mindful of the use of copyrighted materials in AI, I decided to do some experiments in Gemini using recognizable characters out of copyright. Make a list of 15 recognizable characters which are now out in the public domain. Include the date that they went into the public domain. It returned the following list: Character Entry…