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Tinder lets you flirt with AI characters. Three of them dumped me.
4/3/2025
We tested Tinder’s new AI bot, which purports to help you improve your flirting skills. Here’s how it went.
Trump team has weighed deal to save TikTok that would leave algorithm in Chinese ownership
4/2/2025
The White House has examined a menu of options to avert a TikTok ban deadline set for Saturday. One proposal — letting TikTok’s Chinese owner lease the algorithm to a TikTok spinoff in the U.S. — would probably face resistance […]

Prompt engineering – becoming an AI whisperer1/17/2025
[Draft 1-17-2025] Introduction So, prompt engineering [1] is much in the news, as to wrangling a generative AI to create desirable results, “deliver the goods.” And perhaps not just information;… Continue reading Prompt engineering – becoming an AI whisperer
AI image generators – sufficiently good?1/6/2025
I’ve tried some Apple Intelligence features built into Mac apps like Pages, but not any image generators yet (although I’ve read some articles with examples). And I’ve noticed the importance… Continue reading AI image generators – sufficiently good?
The new year 202512/30/2024
Taking time out from scrolling … Perspectives it was a time of hope, it was a time of fear,it was an age of science, it was an age of ignorance,it… Continue reading The new year 2025
Merry Christmas 202412/21/2024
My holiday card this year in the cosmic greetings, Santa-in-Space series. What another year … how to handle relaying relief?so, Santa’s upgraded, beyond beliefamidst all the muddle & trouble,broadcasting to… Continue reading Merry Christmas 2024
What’s fair use got to do with it – limits on AI’s hoover up?12/20/2024
yeah, what’s fair use about, about for the news?what’s fair use but an old-fashioned notion?what’s fair got to say, got to say about it?who needs copyright when hoovering up is… Continue reading What’s fair use got to do with it – limits on AI’s hoover up?

jph on Prompt engineering – becoming an AI whisperer1/30/2025
No worries, spending like crazy on AI will continue (for AI hardware and data centers). The more (competition), the merrier…
jph on Prompt engineering – becoming an AI whisperer1/28/2025
So, just when you think your tech ascendancy is assured, that golden persona as disrupter is itself disrupted. A whisper…
jph on Prompt engineering – becoming an AI whisperer1/27/2025
AIs and authorship. The process of personalization. "The conversation – not just the question or prompt – is key." The…
jph on Prompt engineering – becoming an AI whisperer1/27/2025
Here's another 7-prompt gen AI challenge, this time for 'Pro' subscription-based versions: ChatGPT Plus and Gemina Advanced. I've highlighted the…
jph on Prompt engineering – becoming an AI whisperer1/21/2025
Crafting a story ... getting buy-in ... making a living in a commoditized market ... So, imagine that you've made…