ethics

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Parrots are not stochastic and neither are you

Collage of parrots and mathematical formulas by Arikia Millikan

Like humans, parrots comprehend. They understand options and make choices based on comprehension. While the stochastic output of an LLM can seem like an entity deciding or exercising creative thought patterns, it’s just an algorithm running on a computer.

AI Art, Metadata, and Copyright Law

"Garfield in the style of Roz Chast," generated in Midjourney with a prompt by Sam Thielman.

If an AI art-generator company creates a program that can download images at scale and then mash them all together at an end-user’s command, creating endless iterations of digital images "in the style of the Blue period," we'll soon have a much larger database with even more images tagged "Picasso."

How to gracefully incorporate PhDs into a corporate UX research team

How to gracefully incorporate PhDs into a corporate UX research team

PhDs often experience culture shock in the rapid-growth business world where it’s okay to “move fast and break things.” However, stakeholders are not necessarily prepared for deep questions and methodology.

Non-paranoia-inducing digital safety for brands and content professionals

A hacker types quickly as coding lines appear.

Whether you’re deploying a digital content campaign to tens of thousands of customers or managing content production, you need security protocols around user account management, access control, and authentication.

How to edit AI-generated text content

How to edit AI-generated text content

Machine-generated language can get you started, but the qualities that make writing resonant with audiences require a human touch. That’s where you come in, content strategist.

Mass-produced iteration vs. collaborative auteurs: The Wahlburgers–First Cow continuum

Mass-produced iteration vs. collaborative auteurs: The Wahlburgers–First Cow continuum

As we exit 2022 and enter into our new world of "generative AI," I recommend establishing a new framework for content evaluation: The Wahlburgers–First Cow continuum.

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