The end-of-year Gen AI post: be afraid, be thoughtful
We are almost done with 2025. Time to reflect on a year of generative AI and the emerging dangers – but also to think about what to do about that.
Category: The Sensible Guide to Content and AI Resources and practical examples of how to work with AI to write and edit and do research. Advice about ethics and safety. Bring your whole human self to the process of working with AI.
How Gen AI reveals the mad, bad world we live in
The advent of a host of chatty bots has made clearer to us the outlines of the world we now live in. And the picture is not pretty.
Gen AI that isn’t big tech – an exploration
Large language model, small language model – what’s the difference? A step away from big tech, that’s what.
Let’s go back to Gen AI basics
The Sensible Woman’s guide to AI has covered a lot of ground. Here, I make a list of Gen AI basic concepts…
Gen AI and climate change – what’s the story?
I’ve written about Gen AI and climate change before, from the point of view of what the tech companies say about it. Now, I’m looking at it from the ground up…
Is Gen AI making us lazy? And other 3am questions
We’re living through deep changes in the way we interact with technology. If you are worried that AI is making you lazy, here are some ways to approach that…
Abandon trust. We all have to be journalists now
In our strange new world, there’s a tried-and-tested way to deal with the information overflow…
Resources and practical examples of how to work with AI to write and edit and do research. Advice about ethics and safety. Bring your whole human self to the process of working with AI.
How Gen AI reveals the mad, bad world we live in
The advent of a host of chatty bots has made clearer to us the outlines of the world we now live in. And the picture is not pretty.
Gen AI that isn’t big tech – an exploration
Large language model, small language model – what’s the difference? A step away from big tech, that’s what.
Let’s go back to Gen AI basics
The Sensible Woman’s guide to AI has covered a lot of ground. Here, I make a list of Gen AI basic concepts…
Gen AI and climate change – what’s the story?
I’ve written about Gen AI and climate change before, from the point of view of what the tech companies say about it. Now, I’m looking at it from the ground up…
Is Gen AI making us lazy? And other 3am questions
We’re living through deep changes in the way we interact with technology. If you are worried that AI is making you lazy, here are some ways to approach that…
Abandon trust. We all have to be journalists now
In our strange new world, there’s a tried-and-tested way to deal with the information overflow…