A teacher is giving their students a novel, and brilliant, assignment to teach them about AI, how to use it, and the inherent risks of doing so.
Religion and Politics Need to Come Back to Dinner
It’s time to ditch the moratorium on discussing politics and religion ANYWHERE because when we don’t talk to each other about uncomfortable or polarizing topics, we lose the ability to resolve the problems behind them.
Why AI Isn’t Ready for Estate Planning
Estate planning is far more important than people realize, and LLMs are NOT able to handle it well.
SCaLE 22x & Reaffirming Hope
For me, SCaLE 22x was an affirmation of community and hope, shared with a bunch of other folks who use and enjoy working with Linux. Of course, it didn’t hurt that so many people showed up for and enjoyed my talk about LLMs.
Happy 2025?
Pundits love to make New Year predictions. Here are a few of my thoughts, predictions, and reminiscences for 2025.
Chatting Up ChatGPT
Check out my webcast all about using ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs). I cover basics about popular LLMs, tips for using them safely, and how to make prompts to get the best results.
LLMs and Prompt Engineering
I spoke at this year’s LayerOne conference about how to craft good prompts when working with LLMs like ChatGPT, Copilot, Claude, and Ollama.
Sanitize Before You Share
I hate it when people share links that have tons of tracking codes attached. It’s especially annoying when the people doing it work in cybersecurity like I do.