Michael Schmid
@michaelschmid.bsky.social
Dallas-Fort Worth husband & dad. University director with a passion for AI and student success. Family and international travel enthusiast.
'Twas the night before Tax Day, and all through the house,
not a creature was stirring… except me, trying to remember my TurboTax password. 😕
not a creature was stirring… except me, trying to remember my TurboTax password. 😕
April 14, 2025 at 3:55 PM
'Twas the night before Tax Day, and all through the house,
not a creature was stirring… except me, trying to remember my TurboTax password. 😕
not a creature was stirring… except me, trying to remember my TurboTax password. 😕
ChatGPT didn’t get this quite right?
🦃 “Happy HAPPY THANKSGVIIING FROM GEORGIA Georgia” 🍁
Anyway, I hope you had a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
🦃 “Happy HAPPY THANKSGVIIING FROM GEORGIA Georgia” 🍁
Anyway, I hope you had a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
November 28, 2024 at 11:30 PM
ChatGPT didn’t get this quite right?
🦃 “Happy HAPPY THANKSGVIIING FROM GEORGIA Georgia” 🍁
Anyway, I hope you had a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
🦃 “Happy HAPPY THANKSGVIIING FROM GEORGIA Georgia” 🍁
Anyway, I hope you had a safe and happy Thanksgiving!
"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love." J. R. R. Tolkien
November 19, 2024 at 10:29 PM
"Some believe it is only great power that can hold evil in check, but that is not what I have found. It is the small everyday deeds of ordinary folk that keep the darkness at bay. Small acts of kindness and love." J. R. R. Tolkien
Reposted by Michael Schmid
The butterfly effect, named by mathematician Edward Lorenz, is the idea that something as small as a butterfly flapping its wings can eventually cause a tornado.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterf...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterf...
November 13, 2024 at 6:46 AM
The butterfly effect, named by mathematician Edward Lorenz, is the idea that something as small as a butterfly flapping its wings can eventually cause a tornado.
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterf...
en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Butterf...
GPT-4o said, "While AI can produce structurally sound and stylistically accurate poetry, it often lacks the emotional resonance, originality, and contextual depth that characterize human-authored works." It also said that it could write better posts (Skeets?) than me. It's not wrong. 😉
At least for non-experts: “AI-generated poems are now ‘more human than human’… participants are more likely to judge that AI-generated poems are human-authored, compared to actual human-authored poems…. participants rate AI-generated poems more highly than human-written poems”
November 18, 2024 at 6:59 PM
GPT-4o said, "While AI can produce structurally sound and stylistically accurate poetry, it often lacks the emotional resonance, originality, and contextual depth that characterize human-authored works." It also said that it could write better posts (Skeets?) than me. It's not wrong. 😉
If I just followed you it's because we were connected on that bird site. I was @ADaddyBlog on there. Migration was easy via: www.bluesky-migrate.com
Bluesky Migrate
This page serves a simple guide on how to migrate to Bluesky from X. All steps are optional, but you should really do the first two.
www.bluesky-migrate.com
November 18, 2024 at 4:36 PM
If I just followed you it's because we were connected on that bird site. I was @ADaddyBlog on there. Migration was easy via: www.bluesky-migrate.com
Which "AI" Superbowl ad did you like best? Microsoft's Copilot ad was slick, but the 'Despicable Me 4' spot featuring artificial intelligence generated 'art' made me laugh: youtu.be/SJa1oSgs8Gw?...
February 12, 2024 at 9:49 PM
Which "AI" Superbowl ad did you like best? Microsoft's Copilot ad was slick, but the 'Despicable Me 4' spot featuring artificial intelligence generated 'art' made me laugh: youtu.be/SJa1oSgs8Gw?...
Are GPT-4 and Gemini haunted? "When an AI model is large enough, you can get ghosts," muses Wharton professor Ethan Mollick in another fantastic piece. If you're not already subscribed to "One Useful Thing" now's the time: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/google-gem...
February 12, 2024 at 7:04 PM
Are GPT-4 and Gemini haunted? "When an AI model is large enough, you can get ghosts," muses Wharton professor Ethan Mollick in another fantastic piece. If you're not already subscribed to "One Useful Thing" now's the time: www.oneusefulthing.org/p/google-gem...
Today’s podcast reminded me I’d never done anything with my invite last year. Can’t be worse than the aftermath of that bird site? Any tips for a newbie?
It's Hard Fork Friday! This week, @jay.bsky.team joins us to talk about the future of Bluesky! Plus, how Adobe's failed acquisition of Figma shook up Silicon Valley. www.nytimes.com/2024/02/09/p...
Bluesky’s Big Bet, and Are Deals Dead in Silicon Valley?
Plus, more ancient scrolls deciphered using artificial intelligence, Google’s chatbot updates, and a fight between record labels and TikTok.
www.nytimes.com
February 9, 2024 at 6:56 PM
Today’s podcast reminded me I’d never done anything with my invite last year. Can’t be worse than the aftermath of that bird site? Any tips for a newbie?