In a way AI teaches a lot about how to better detect bullshit and bullshitters IRL, because AI has got to be the most advanced bullshitter of our times.

To adapt John Cusack's line from Being John Malkovich,
"There is truth, and there are lies, and AI always tells the truth, even when it's lying".

I do however find great value in using AI for things I just want to get done, but have no interest in actually doing.
Researching facts, generating filler content, prototyping, bug fixes, summarizing longform internet content from idiots or bots, spitballing ideas, pressure testing concepts, etc.

I enjoy and cherish how I feel while I do these things, much more than the value I get from consuming or selling the output.
I wouldn't even let another human being do these things for me, even if they were an expert.

Because it is the doing that I'm looking forward to, not getting it done.

I've seen AI being used to write emails, write poetry, make artwork, make music, etc and I'm convinced that I would never actually use it for any of those things.
Not only because it absolutely sucks at capturing the human spirit, but also because I actually enjoy doing those things.

It parses basic data patterns that used to require manual time and effort. And simply by offering a valid answer, it removes decision fatigue from mind numbing tasks.

At the same time it absolutely sucks at making anything truly original, personal or remotely artistic in any real sense.

From my limited technical understanding and experiments, AI looks like a statistics-powered agentic version of the internet itself.
It has access to a ton of information and is able to produce useful snippets and actions that used to take a lot more clicks and decisions a few years ago.

Yes! It has been quite easy to work with so far and the docs aren't bad either.

Wanna build one with atproto?

This has been my go to for nice orchestral perc maps.
www.ikmultimedia.com/products/phi...

Also my extremely talented peers at Outerloop could also use a gig:
@slothysunday.bsky.social
programming

@aleashaf.bsky.social
environmental art

@emmakoch.bsky.social
3d modeling

www.linkedin.com/in/slimekat/
game design

www.linkedin.com/in/weidi-tan...
vfx

Please hire them!

Cello brought friends today..
Viola and Violini?

Just one more and I'll have a proper quartet on my hands. 🎻🪶