What Does ChatGPT Know, Exactly?

Feb. 17, 2023 by

Well, let’s dive right in: ChatGPT (which is based on GPT-3, which is based on GPT-2 and so on) is a chatbot from OpenAI that can interact with users and hold a conversation quite naturally. You can try it for yourself at chat.openai.com.

AI in Media – How to Handle the Hysterics?

Aug. 12, 2022 by

I was recently asked to give a talk on how AI is portrayed in fiction and news media, and as I scanned article after article, one thing became clear: AI algorithms (that is, lines of code) were anthropomorphized to an alarming extent.

Robot and Frank – Do you need a Robot Butler?

Mar. 23, 2022 by

Today, I want to talk about Robot and Frank, one of the most realistic movies about AI and robots you’ve never heard of. In this underrated gem, an aging burglar receives a robot butler. What can possibly go wrong?

So, What’s Your Book About?

Oct. 16, 2021 by

Imagine you’re at a dinner party and you hear someone approach an author and ask: “So what’s your book about?” 

It’s an innocuous enough question. And no, that person is not trying to get the author.

Beginnings, Middles, and Ends

Aug. 20, 2021 by

When you’re halfway through a book, have you ever wondered what would be the best ending?  The resolution of the plot? The characters reaching their goals? The characters finding some peace?

“Velocity Weapon” by Megan O’Keefe – How do to AI right

Aug. 5, 2021 by

In this post, I’d like to spotlight Velocity Weapon by Megan E. O’Keefe, a novel where the AI depiction is particularly insightful.

Post Pandemic Fiction and Purged Souls’ Path to Publication

Feb. 7, 2021 by

“Did you really write a novel about a pandemic during a pandemic?”

Though sometimes I’m tempted to shrug or roll my eyes, those are not appropriate responses to that question.

(Trust me on this.)

False Alarm – Adventures in Publishing

Mar. 11, 2019 by

It took me a while to be able to write about this, but as we’re approaching the initial launch date of Purged Souls, I figured it was time.

Accepted! – What Every Author Wants to Hear

Jun. 9, 2018 by

How did we get here?

Well, I had a story idea. No, not a story idea, more like musings about how two old friends on opposite sides of a divide would interact if they only saw each other once a year.