GenAI Diary (page) ... Seven genAI guidelines for using ChatGPT on IPhones and Macs

Last update: Tuesday 6/24/25

Back in the day (circa 2024), people were still talking about "prompt engineering" wherein users spent considerable time and thought carefully editing their prompts to ensure maximum utility from the chatbot's response. But in late 2024, after ChatGPT acquired conversational skills and memory of previous encounters, other guidelines have become more imperative. This note suggests seven guidelines that the editor of this blog has found to be useful in the two to three hours he spends each day in spontaneous conversations with the chatbot.

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GenAI Diary (page) ...The absence of critical thinking in the research design of a recent MIT Media Lab study of student misuse of ChatGPT

Last update: Sunday 6/22/25

This note discusses the absence of critical thinking in the research design of a recent MIT Media Lab study of student misuse of ChatGPT.  

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How and why we should build a national library of generative AI use cases and benchmark tests

Last update: Monday 6/9/25

Coding has rapidly become the most successful use case for Large Language Models. Models can now code so well that all Big Tech and many smaller companies are making drastic reductions in the size of their coding staffs. That's bad news ... for software engineers. 

The good news ... for experts in a wide range of other fields ... is that new employment opportunities are just over the horizon for computer savvy personnel who learn how to use generative AI to solve complex problems in their fields. So how can they learn these new skills? Click Here to read more ... 

How an extension to Apple’s iCloud could enable personal AI data centers

Last update: Wednesday 5/28/25

   Personal AI Data Center

Yogi Berra, the NY Yankees’ Hall of Fame catcher, once said,”It’s deja-vu all over again.” The following discussion can best be characterized by a slight paraphrase of Yogi’s recollection, “It’s deja-Nvidia all over again.”

Here's the longer more specific subtitle of this note: "How personal AI data centers in our homes and offices running open source small language models could use iCloud routers for authenticated remote connections."