AI Sidequest: How-To Tips and News

Chatbots get scarier

Rogue actors are learning to manipulate results. Plus, even developers don't know what to think about AI.

Is AI Search Really As Bad As You've Heard?

What's with that new report showing error rates as high as 94%?

A quick update

The new version of ChatGPT is supposedly much better at writing

Merriam-Webster expanding thesaurus with AI

Plus, what people are really doing with chatbots

AI and Creativity: A Love-Hate Story

The new rules of prompting

See an example of how the new models require new approaches.

Update: I got AI running on my laptop!

I share the good, the bad, and what you need to check before you try it. Plus, could ChatGPT replace Google Translate?

NotebookLM makes shockingly good audio

The lessons for how to compete apply to writers and editors too

OpenAI's new model is actually worse at writing

Plus, useful search tips and how to make AI have a breakdown

A more climate-friendly, private AI

AI is learning to Rickroll people

NaNoWriMo's big AI mess and me

Lots of AI news

Will students welcome an AI tool that tracks their writing? Would you?

Plus, the 'delve' dilemma