Kevin's Corner
Notes on AI from someone who teaches it, builds with it and has deployed it at work. Not cheerleading, not doom. Just what seems useful for teachers, students and small businesses right now.
Meet Pearl
HoldemRobots has a new friend: an octopus with eight arms and one curious eyebrow. Why she's named for a gift that grows out of an irritant, and what that eyebrow means.
The Backlash Is Real. The Money Has Been Spent.
Many people have real concerns about AI, and those concerns are worth taking seriously. Meanwhile the tools have already been built and are getting cheaper. A look at what that means for local businesses, schools and people like Erik the Coder.
Use It, Don't Build It
Lessons from three years of workplace chatbots, and why most people need to use AI well rather than build it. Five practical skills: choose, test, price, catch, and know where its thinking comes from.