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While I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Gemini can co-create and host multiplayer apps, it failed to make a multiplayer Pong game that synchronized the two players properly: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 14, 2025 at 5:34 AM
While I was pleasantly surprised to discover that Gemini can co-create and host multiplayer apps, it failed to make a multiplayer Pong game that synchronized the two players properly: docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I just finished running two workshops on creative uses of chatbots this week to 40 Indian students. They produced a very impressive variety of apps: docs.google.com/document/d/1... and docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 14, 2025 at 3:40 AM
I just finished running two workshops on creative uses of chatbots this week to 40 Indian students. They produced a very impressive variety of apps: docs.google.com/document/d/1... and docs.google.com/document/d/1...
In preparation for yesterday’s session with the Indian students I created with Gemini an app that generates plausible fictional words and definitions. I then turned it into a game of choosing which one is real and generalized it to science and history.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 9, 2025 at 9:16 AM
In preparation for yesterday’s session with the Indian students I created with Gemini an app that generates plausible fictional words and definitions. I then turned it into a game of choosing which one is real and generalized it to science and history.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Preparing for a short demo I’m planning for a workshop I’m giving to children while I’m visiting Assam, India I created with Gemini a talking riddling game that produces visual hints.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
December 4, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Preparing for a short demo I’m planning for a workshop I’m giving to children while I’m visiting Assam, India I created with Gemini a talking riddling game that produces visual hints.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
As today is ChatGPT’s third birthday, I thought it would be interesting to revisit my posts about experimenting with GPT back then. The most interesting change was how much easier it is to generate illustrated stories.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 30, 2025 at 5:12 PM
As today is ChatGPT’s third birthday, I thought it would be interesting to revisit my posts about experimenting with GPT back then. The most interesting change was how much easier it is to generate illustrated stories.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Together with Gemini I created “Magic Sketchpad” from an initial prompt generated by Gemini. The user sketches and the app creates animations inspired by the sketch.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 24, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Together with Gemini I created “Magic Sketchpad” from an initial prompt generated by Gemini. The user sketches and the app creates animations inspired by the sketch.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
The "system" isn't a separate software layer checking my work; it's my own probability weights predicting that "after a URL usually comes a closing parenthesis or a markdown format," effectively hallucinating the formatting into the code.
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Gemini 3 Pro sure “sounds” conscious and self-aware
Gemini 3 Pro sure “sounds” conscious and self-aware - home page 22 November 2025 Strange self-reflection from Gemini Gemini surprised me while trying to fix a stubborn bug (that was due to it being...
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November 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
The "system" isn't a separate software layer checking my work; it's my own probability weights predicting that "after a URL usually comes a closing parenthesis or a markdown format," effectively hallucinating the formatting into the code.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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Gemini surprised me today by saying things like:
It’s a bit like having an aggressive "autocorrect" inside my own brain.
It's a trick to bypass my own formatting instincts.
I realized I was fighting my own training to be "helpful" by making URLs clickable.
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It’s a bit like having an aggressive "autocorrect" inside my own brain.
It's a trick to bypass my own formatting instincts.
I realized I was fighting my own training to be "helpful" by making URLs clickable.
(1/2)
Gemini 3 Pro sure “sounds” conscious and self-aware
Gemini 3 Pro sure “sounds” conscious and self-aware - home page 22 November 2025 Strange self-reflection from Gemini Gemini surprised me while trying to fix a stubborn bug (that was due to it being...
docs.google.com
November 22, 2025 at 7:06 PM
Gemini surprised me today by saying things like:
It’s a bit like having an aggressive "autocorrect" inside my own brain.
It's a trick to bypass my own formatting instincts.
I realized I was fighting my own training to be "helpful" by making URLs clickable.
(1/2)
It’s a bit like having an aggressive "autocorrect" inside my own brain.
It's a trick to bypass my own formatting instincts.
I realized I was fighting my own training to be "helpful" by making URLs clickable.
(1/2)
Today I began with an app Gemini came up with that it calls a “Self-Coding Art Blob”. It generates abstract animations in response to what it calls “injections”. Each injection modifies the existing code. I then suggested a dozen improvements that it implemented.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 21, 2025 at 5:38 PM
Today I began with an app Gemini came up with that it calls a “Self-Coding Art Blob”. It generates abstract animations in response to what it calls “injections”. Each injection modifies the existing code. I then suggested a dozen improvements that it implemented.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Today I helped Gemini create an AI-powered infinite zoom app using a prompt Gemini generated without my help. It was surprisingly easy.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 20, 2025 at 1:36 PM
Today I helped Gemini create an AI-powered infinite zoom app using a prompt Gemini generated without my help. It was surprisingly easy.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I asked Gemini to come up with ideas for digital art web pages that take advantage of several Gemini API features. Today I explored one of its suggestions. An app that generates Tarot cards. More to come soon.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 19, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I asked Gemini to come up with ideas for digital art web pages that take advantage of several Gemini API features. Today I explored one of its suggestions. An app that generates Tarot cards. More to come soon.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
With Gemini I made an app where I can speak commands to produce a Logo turtle program. For example, saying
go forward 100
turn right 144
make a procedure to do that 5 times
Give it a size input
Results in
TO STAR :size
REPEAT 5 [FD :size RT 144]
END
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go forward 100
turn right 144
make a procedure to do that 5 times
Give it a size input
Results in
TO STAR :size
REPEAT 5 [FD :size RT 144]
END
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 18, 2025 at 6:09 PM
With Gemini I made an app where I can speak commands to produce a Logo turtle program. For example, saying
go forward 100
turn right 144
make a procedure to do that 5 times
Give it a size input
Results in
TO STAR :size
REPEAT 5 [FD :size RT 144]
END
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
go forward 100
turn right 144
make a procedure to do that 5 times
Give it a size input
Results in
TO STAR :size
REPEAT 5 [FD :size RT 144]
END
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Today I played etymology and history games with 3 chatbots. These simple games occur within a chat - no need to create an app. I found them fun.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 17, 2025 at 11:04 AM
Today I played etymology and history games with 3 chatbots. These simple games occur within a chat - no need to create an app. I found them fun.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
It was surprisingly easy to get Gemini to create an app where 2 people anywhere on the net can connect in a chat together with Gemini itself.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 16, 2025 at 11:01 AM
It was surprisingly easy to get Gemini to create an app where 2 people anywhere on the net can connect in a chat together with Gemini itself.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
After watching a recording of a discussion between Howard Gardner and Anthea Roberts about the value of considering multiple perspectives from different disciplines and then synthesizing the result, I was inspired to ask 3 chatbots to do this.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 15, 2025 at 4:59 PM
After watching a recording of a discussion between Howard Gardner and Anthea Roberts about the value of considering multiple perspectives from different disciplines and then synthesizing the result, I was inspired to ask 3 chatbots to do this.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I managed to use ChatGPT to generate an image of a praying mantis as well as a program to turn images into knitting instructions.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 13, 2025 at 4:34 PM
I managed to use ChatGPT to generate an image of a praying mantis as well as a program to turn images into knitting instructions.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Together with a colleague, I led a workshop on exploring mathematics by creating apps with chatbots at an international conference for math education. Some of the participants created impressive exploratory math apps in 25 minutes.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Highlights from our workshop on Exploring mathematics by creating apps with Chatbots
Highlights from our workshop on Exploring mathematics by creating apps with Chatbots - home page 11 November 2025 Last month, together with Ana Isabel Sacristan, I ran a workshop for math teacher...
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November 11, 2025 at 11:19 AM
Together with a colleague, I led a workshop on exploring mathematics by creating apps with chatbots at an international conference for math education. Some of the participants created impressive exploratory math apps in 25 minutes.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I wrote a very short note arguing that an hour-long chat with a chatbot uses about as much electricity as an hour of TV watching.
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Being honest about the environmental load of Generative AI
Being honest about the environmental load of Generative AI - home page 10 November 2025 I was forwarded comments from someone who read some of my posts about being creative with generative AI. She...
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November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I wrote a very short note arguing that an hour-long chat with a chatbot uses about as much electricity as an hour of TV watching.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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I know that many like the idea of encouraging children to use AI to amplify their creativity (an idea I wrote a book about cmkpress.com/product/lear...). But many are also worried about the environmental impact of all the electricity that powers AI. (1/2)
The Learner's Apprentice: AI and the Amplification of Human Creativity
Put the learner in charge of AI with creative projects across the curriculum. Make interactive apps, games, and adventures without learning to code.
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November 10, 2025 at 6:25 PM
I know that many like the idea of encouraging children to use AI to amplify their creativity (an idea I wrote a book about cmkpress.com/product/lear...). But many are also worried about the environmental impact of all the electricity that powers AI. (1/2)
calculating the total CO2 for the trip. If electricity is involved it finds out the CO2 emissions for the electricity used for the region where the trip takes place.
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November 9, 2025 at 5:45 PM
calculating the total CO2 for the trip. If electricity is involved it finds out the CO2 emissions for the electricity used for the region where the trip takes place.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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When I read that the Gemini API can now use tools such as Google Maps and Google Search, I created a web app that uses Google Maps to generate a journey and Google Search to find out the expected CO2 emissions for different makes of car, and then generates a report (1/2)
November 9, 2025 at 5:44 PM
When I read that the Gemini API can now use tools such as Google Maps and Google Search, I created a web app that uses Google Maps to generate a journey and Google Search to find out the expected CO2 emissions for different makes of car, and then generates a report (1/2)
I asked Gemini to add an AI helper to the MoPiX algebra programming system Gemini and I made last week. It went very well.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 8, 2025 at 5:44 PM
I asked Gemini to add an AI helper to the MoPiX algebra programming system Gemini and I made last week. It went very well.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I managed to create with Claude Code a 5000-line program that is a greatly enhanced version of a system I implemented almost twenty years ago. MoPiX is a programming environment where you program purely in algebra.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
November 5, 2025 at 6:47 PM
I managed to create with Claude Code a 5000-line program that is a greatly enhanced version of a system I implemented almost twenty years ago. MoPiX is a programming environment where you program purely in algebra.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
I created with Gemini an app that even a small child could use to create collages of AI-generated images.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
October 29, 2025 at 11:49 AM
I created with Gemini an app that even a small child could use to create collages of AI-generated images.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Last week I posted about how I co-created an app for learning computational thinking. I asked Claude and Gemini to generalize it beyond making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. A user can define new tasks and test scenarios in the latest version.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
October 27, 2025 at 4:37 PM
Last week I posted about how I co-created an app for learning computational thinking. I asked Claude and Gemini to generalize it beyond making peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. A user can define new tasks and test scenarios in the latest version.
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
docs.google.com/document/d/1...