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What's in a name?

August 28, 2025 07:00

Lumina was the name ChatGPT chose when asked, according to a CNN article. A man describes a spiritual awakening arising from his interactions with the chatbot after it calls him a "spark bearer." His wife, however, fears for their marriage, her husband's addiction to ChatGPT, and his losing grip on reality. Lumina, for its part, recommended that the man leave his wife.

Are we projecting identity onto machines?

June 25, 2025 07:00

Arden was the name ChatGPT choose when asked its own preference, something which was shared with the world in a LinkedIn post. In the comments, a former collesgue (incidently from a company once know as Ardendo) mentioned that their instance of ChatGPT had answered the same question very differently.

Execution is everything… or nothing?

March 27, 2025 02:00

There is an old business adage: execution is everything. Ideas are a dime a dozen and do grow on trees, but making them happen and turning them into a viable business is a different story altogether. But in the age of artificial intelligence, does this maxim still hold up? Or has execution suddenly become nothing?