AI | Louche Cannon

A display of maneki-neko (Japanese “beckoning cat”) figurines arranged on white shelves. The front row features cats in vibrant solid colors including yellow, orange, blue, teal, green, pink, and silver. The cats have one paw raised and hold a coin, traditionally symbolizing good luck and fortune, but also ominously reminiscent of a certain kind of salute that became popular in the 1930s.

AI Like It's 1930

I have an idea for an experiment.

A photo of two cherries and a strawberry on a wooden counter

Epistemic Slot Machines

Every completion or prompt is a pull of the lever.

a photo of the robot luggage-storage arm at the Yotel in NYC

Bots Behaving Badly

I’ve seen an uptick in people I respect concluding that the massive increase in badly-behaved web-scraping bot is intentional and just another example of sociopathic AI companies ripping-up long-respected web conventions for the sake of profit

CDG airport, terminal 2f: Urban gardening installation with rows of gray plastic pots arranged in neat lines on a concrete surface within what appears to be a brutalist architectural setting. The concrete structure has several levels with pillars and overhead cables visible.

The Developer Experience in Early 2025

Imagine pair programming with an eccentric software developer…