I used AI last month to create digital backdrops for an opera. It was much easier than drawing images, scanning them and then altering them digitally. I had a bunch of image options and picked the best for the right mood for the opera scenes. I created images with ChatGPT and I used Firefly by Adobe. Curiously, the images that were the best required me to type in the most prosaic and detailed words.
Sometimes I find that answers to questions that I ask Chat GPT are about the same as what I get with Google. So AI doesn't always impress me as much as I thought it would. But then it pulls together info that I didn't think of. I would like to try it to write code. I am very concerned that all of the AI companies do not seem too concerned with copyright. As a writer, I thought copyright would continue to be a legal pillar, but now that seems to be waived to satisfy the needs of technology.
One of the most valuable podcasts I've listened to in years! Thank you! I would love to have Rob's mentioned "board of directors" - one for my little stable/farm (think sole operator ag business, short on time), probably one for writing, one for when I ask myself, "OK, what would (Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Queen Elizabeth, Great-Grandma #1, #2) do? So far, my exposure to AI has surfaced a Google incorrect answer to a GIMP open source photo editing software how-to question, and some very vanilla beta AI narrators. Still, I have hopes AI will help cure big killers like cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's, US health insurance/care. Apologies if I missed it, but I would love the link to the podcast slides. This was awesome!
Use ChaGPT4o multiple times daily, for work and whimsy—amazing and fun. But beware: can be absolutely wrong! Drilling down will expose the error, followed by a quick apology and voluminous detail as compensation.
I answered 'I'm not sure' because so far, the emphasis when doing a search on various companies websites has been frustrating. Even Google isn''t immune to the off the wall answers. I'll enter a certain tire size and will get all sorts of tires in various sizes and MAYBE, amongst the sundry choices, there might be what I'm looking for. It seems that when you search for a certain color of yarn or a specific size or a certain brand, the suggestions have little to offer but instead vomit up hundreds of 'suggestions'. Sam's Club will ask if I've found what I'm looking for and I answer 'no', then tell them why! There have been occassions where I KNOWE the items I'm searching for are in stock but don't appear in a search. Since these retailers are obstensively in business to make a profit, they should get their 'IT' people on the same page. I didn't mean to make this into a ';rant' but it's borne out of frustration with the seeming lack of 'Intelligence'. It has a long way to go, in my opinion.
No, I have not. Having been born in the first half of the last century, computers were room size devices when I was in High school and the concern then was an entire segment of workforce wouldn't be needed. That 'prediction' was WAY off.
I am really happy you’re doing this focus on AI, Julie. I am, I fear, the most ignorant among us, and can barely even claim curiosity. I just think I need to learn defensively, as AI invades our lives. I’ll try to garner enthusiasm as we move along. 😊
Virginia, indeed. It’s going to be a major disruptor. We can either try to ignore it, then be shocked by the change, or embrace and use it. There’s no going back.
I used AI last month to create digital backdrops for an opera. It was much easier than drawing images, scanning them and then altering them digitally. I had a bunch of image options and picked the best for the right mood for the opera scenes. I created images with ChatGPT and I used Firefly by Adobe. Curiously, the images that were the best required me to type in the most prosaic and detailed words.
Sometimes I find that answers to questions that I ask Chat GPT are about the same as what I get with Google. So AI doesn't always impress me as much as I thought it would. But then it pulls together info that I didn't think of. I would like to try it to write code. I am very concerned that all of the AI companies do not seem too concerned with copyright. As a writer, I thought copyright would continue to be a legal pillar, but now that seems to be waived to satisfy the needs of technology.
Thanks for doing a podcast on AI.
Fascinating! Thanks for sharing …
One of the most valuable podcasts I've listened to in years! Thank you! I would love to have Rob's mentioned "board of directors" - one for my little stable/farm (think sole operator ag business, short on time), probably one for writing, one for when I ask myself, "OK, what would (Golda Meir, Margaret Thatcher, Queen Elizabeth, Great-Grandma #1, #2) do? So far, my exposure to AI has surfaced a Google incorrect answer to a GIMP open source photo editing software how-to question, and some very vanilla beta AI narrators. Still, I have hopes AI will help cure big killers like cancer, diabetes, Parkinson's, US health insurance/care. Apologies if I missed it, but I would love the link to the podcast slides. This was awesome!
Thanks! I’ll
Ask Rob to send the slides!
Use ChaGPT4o multiple times daily, for work and whimsy—amazing and fun. But beware: can be absolutely wrong! Drilling down will expose the error, followed by a quick apology and voluminous detail as compensation.
Get my $20 monthly money’s worth every day.
I answered 'I'm not sure' because so far, the emphasis when doing a search on various companies websites has been frustrating. Even Google isn''t immune to the off the wall answers. I'll enter a certain tire size and will get all sorts of tires in various sizes and MAYBE, amongst the sundry choices, there might be what I'm looking for. It seems that when you search for a certain color of yarn or a specific size or a certain brand, the suggestions have little to offer but instead vomit up hundreds of 'suggestions'. Sam's Club will ask if I've found what I'm looking for and I answer 'no', then tell them why! There have been occassions where I KNOWE the items I'm searching for are in stock but don't appear in a search. Since these retailers are obstensively in business to make a profit, they should get their 'IT' people on the same page. I didn't mean to make this into a ';rant' but it's borne out of frustration with the seeming lack of 'Intelligence'. It has a long way to go, in my opinion.
Have you tried ChatGPT?
No, I have not. Having been born in the first half of the last century, computers were room size devices when I was in High school and the concern then was an entire segment of workforce wouldn't be needed. That 'prediction' was WAY off.
I am really happy you’re doing this focus on AI, Julie. I am, I fear, the most ignorant among us, and can barely even claim curiosity. I just think I need to learn defensively, as AI invades our lives. I’ll try to garner enthusiasm as we move along. 😊
Virginia, indeed. It’s going to be a major disruptor. We can either try to ignore it, then be shocked by the change, or embrace and use it. There’s no going back.