Case study: straightforward tech question, genAI is repeatedly, confidently wrong
Without expertise, using genAI is a fool’s errand, and the grifters selling us genAI are bound and determined to destroy expertise.
Tag Archives: AI
I’m still an AI skeptic, but I have to admit this is kind of amazing
I can’t keep saying at work that generative AI can’t help people do their jobs better, because that’s clearly no longer true. That doesn’t make them OK, but it may make them inevitable.
Size matters
Eons ago, before the internet, Registry of Motor Vehicles records in most states were accessible to the public, but you had to actually go in person to the Registry to look up what you wanted to know. It was an inconvenient pain in the ass, but there were no viable alternatives. Then the internet arrived,… Read More: Size matters »
Planet Money gets AI wrong (again)
In its ongoing quest to provide cover for the AI bubble, Planet Money ignores the fact that rigged markets aren’t efficient and that data centers built specifically for AI are useless for anything else.
Today’s DIY project: sun shade for heating system temperature probe
My heating system has a little temperature probe wired from it to the outside of the house: I don’t understand exactly why this is needed, but my impression is that it has something to do with maximizing humidity inside the house without causing condensation to form on the windows. Unfortunately, the installers put the sensor… Read More: Today’s DIY project: sun shade for heating system temperature probe »