Daniel Lowd
@lowd.cc
CS Prof at the University of Oregon, studying adversarial machine learning, data poisoning, interpretable AI, probabilistic and relational models, and more. Avid unicyclist and occasional singer-songwriter. He/him
I made a thing!
Since the NaNoWriMo website is gone (RIP), I vibe-coded a NaNo-style word tracker, including many stats, UI options, and a cat picture reward for each daily milestone.
Since the NaNoWriMo website is gone (RIP), I vibe-coded a NaNo-style word tracker, including many stats, UI options, and a cat picture reward for each daily milestone.
November 1, 2025 at 11:35 PM
I made a thing!
Since the NaNoWriMo website is gone (RIP), I vibe-coded a NaNo-style word tracker, including many stats, UI options, and a cat picture reward for each daily milestone.
Since the NaNoWriMo website is gone (RIP), I vibe-coded a NaNo-style word tracker, including many stats, UI options, and a cat picture reward for each daily milestone.
Here’s another case, from a few weeks ago. I wanted to create a midterm question that was similar to one of the homework problems in the CLRS textbook. I could have figured out the LaTeX code myself, but it was definitely easier to just upload a screenshot and ask for the code directly.
November 28, 2024 at 5:46 PM
Here’s another case, from a few weeks ago. I wanted to create a midterm question that was similar to one of the homework problems in the CLRS textbook. I could have figured out the LaTeX code myself, but it was definitely easier to just upload a screenshot and ask for the code directly.
Ok, this isn’t a killer app or anything, but it’s real and it’s recent — from just last night: My older child is taking a class on Women’s History in Film, and his assignment was to rewatch his favorite movie and see if it passed the Bechdel test and a similar test for non-white characters. 1/?
November 28, 2024 at 5:39 PM
Ok, this isn’t a killer app or anything, but it’s real and it’s recent — from just last night: My older child is taking a class on Women’s History in Film, and his assignment was to rewatch his favorite movie and see if it passed the Bechdel test and a similar test for non-white characters. 1/?
Each entry in the summoner’s contest is designed to match the abilities of the specific foe, and illustrated to look amazing. After all entries are submitted, a custom GPT writes a story about each battle and scores the entrants on a 1-10 scale.
February 6, 2024 at 10:29 AM
Each entry in the summoner’s contest is designed to match the abilities of the specific foe, and illustrated to look amazing. After all entries are submitted, a custom GPT writes a story about each battle and scores the entrants on a 1-10 scale.
We don’t talk about Brew Now.
January 14, 2024 at 6:36 PM
We don’t talk about Brew Now.
I can't believe this is free.
January 7, 2024 at 10:41 PM
I can't believe this is free.
Yes. It also has a chat interface for constructing the custom GPT, kind of like the chat interface for DALLE3. So you can ask it to make the GPT more conversational and it will update the instructions accordingly. Or edit the prompt directly.
January 1, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Yes. It also has a chat interface for constructing the custom GPT, kind of like the chat interface for DALLE3. So you can ask it to make the GPT more conversational and it will update the instructions accordingly. Or edit the prompt directly.
For reference, here’s DALLE3 with the same prompt.
December 29, 2023 at 7:09 AM
For reference, here’s DALLE3 with the same prompt.
Google’s image generator is… not good.
December 29, 2023 at 6:55 AM
Google’s image generator is… not good.
Mary has already been doing this for illustrating stories and serialized novel chapters online:
deepskyanchor.com
DALLE3 is particularly good at following complex prompts. For example, if you really need an image of an octopus riding a velociraptor in a space station.
deepskyanchor.com
DALLE3 is particularly good at following complex prompts. For example, if you really need an image of an octopus riding a velociraptor in a space station.
December 22, 2023 at 9:58 PM
Mary has already been doing this for illustrating stories and serialized novel chapters online:
deepskyanchor.com
DALLE3 is particularly good at following complex prompts. For example, if you really need an image of an octopus riding a velociraptor in a space station.
deepskyanchor.com
DALLE3 is particularly good at following complex prompts. For example, if you really need an image of an octopus riding a velociraptor in a space station.
Halloween is deadly enough as it is.
(Also, it's fun to be able to see all the costumes, but it's hard to do so when it's dark.)
(Also, it's fun to be able to see all the costumes, but it's hard to do so when it's dark.)
October 30, 2023 at 4:08 PM
Halloween is deadly enough as it is.
(Also, it's fun to be able to see all the costumes, but it's hard to do so when it's dark.)
(Also, it's fun to be able to see all the costumes, but it's hard to do so when it's dark.)
This trio right here. (On the counter, you can see the carrots that bring them joy.)
October 28, 2023 at 3:20 PM
This trio right here. (On the counter, you can see the carrots that bring them joy.)
Hundreds of people have gathered to look at the clouds this morning.
October 14, 2023 at 3:57 PM
Hundreds of people have gathered to look at the clouds this morning.
This is a nice test/challenge. DALLE3 does a bit better, but it’s still a struggle.
October 8, 2023 at 9:34 AM
This is a nice test/challenge. DALLE3 does a bit better, but it’s still a struggle.
ChatGPT 4 is currently refusing to draw pictures with DALLE3, but offers to make ASCII art instead.
October 5, 2023 at 7:59 PM
ChatGPT 4 is currently refusing to draw pictures with DALLE3, but offers to make ASCII art instead.
PoV: You are eating cheese.
September 2, 2023 at 9:11 AM
PoV: You are eating cheese.
This picture I just took seems relevant for this social network somehow.
August 9, 2023 at 11:36 PM
This picture I just took seems relevant for this social network somehow.