ACCIDENTAL
INTELLIGENCE
Mason Truman has a problem.
A crazy AI named Miranda wants
his help stopping a conspiracy,
or humanity will be destroyed.
And he has until Saturday to do it.
ACCIDENTAL
INTELLIGENCE
It’s 2139, and private investigator Mason Truman has a problem. A crazy AI named Miranda wants his help stopping a conspiracy, or humanity will be destroyed. And he has until Saturday to do it.
Happy New Year!
My last post was a...well, a wee bit acerbic might be polite. But hey, let's get 2023 off to a good start with some well wishes! I noted on Post.news
May You Live in Interesting Times
Firstly, according to Wikipedia, the titular phrase of this post has never been traced back to a Chinese source, but it's apt nonetheless. We live in interesting times. And it
The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Bryan and Jeff take a look at the ugly resurrection of The Unofficial Apple Weblog as an AI-generated content farm and the intentional misrepresentation that the writing team includes the staff from before the site shut down in 2015. They also talk about why Apple isn’t joining OpenAI’s board of directors after all, and Bryan shares a Mac app to help writers develop the plot for their stories.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm
- OpenAI board shake-up: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny
- Plottr
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Jeff is speaking at Macstock 8 July 12, 13, and 14 — Use the discount code JGAMET to get $30 off your registration
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
Where to find us:
- The Context Machine on Twitter
- The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
- The Context Machine on Mastodon
- The Context Machine on Post
- Bryan’s Instagram
- Bran’s Mastodon
- Bryan’s Threads
- Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
- Jeff’s Instagram
- Jeff’s Mastodon
- Jeff’s Threads
- Jeff’s YouTube Channel
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Chaffin’s Razor
I have this theory, something I've been working on for many years. One of our listeners (D. Scott Frey) on
Whispers 3
It's Sunday. A day for sleeping late. A day for not worrying about getting up. Or meetings. A day for
Bryan’s Tips for Making a Tasty Iced Latte
My Death Wish Coffee review was fairly popular, and I thought it would be nifty to follow it up with
Happy New Year!
My last post was a...well, a wee bit acerbic might be polite. But hey, let's get 2023 off to a good start with some well wishes! I noted on Post.news
May You Live in Interesting Times
Firstly, according to Wikipedia, the titular phrase of this post has never been traced back to a Chinese source, but it's apt nonetheless. We live in interesting times. And it
The podcast where Bryan and Jeff talk about whatever they want.
Bryan and Jeff take a look at the ugly resurrection of The Unofficial Apple Weblog as an AI-generated content farm and the intentional misrepresentation that the writing team includes the staff from before the site shut down in 2015. They also talk about why Apple isn’t joining OpenAI’s board of directors after all, and Bryan shares a Mac app to help writers develop the plot for their stories.
Sources referenced in this episode:
- Apple blog TUAW returns as an AI content farm
- OpenAI board shake-up: Microsoft out, Apple backs away amid AI partnership scrutiny
- Plottr
- Bryan’s book Accidental Intelligence
- Bryan’s short story King Liam, First of His Name
- Mason Truman on Threads
Jeff is speaking at Macstock 8 July 12, 13, and 14 — Use the discount code JGAMET to get $30 off your registration
Review the show on Apple Podcasts
Where to find us:
- The Context Machine on Twitter
- The Context Machine Facebook Group – Facebook
- The Context Machine on Mastodon
- The Context Machine on Post
- Bryan’s Instagram
- Bran’s Mastodon
- Bryan’s Threads
- Bryan’s blog: GeekTells
- Jeff’s Instagram
- Jeff’s Mastodon
- Jeff’s Threads
- Jeff’s YouTube Channel
The post Hong Kong Ad Firm Poops on TUAW, Apple Avoids OpenAI Board appeared first on The Context Machine Podcast.
Fiddle About
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Stick a Fork in It (Again)
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The Agony of the Synopsis, or How Not to Write a Synopsis
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Rejection Letter #1!
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