AI in Practice

Working with AI systems directly — models, tools, workflows and the knowledge infrastructure behind them. From hands-on experiments with Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini to structuring content for intelligent systems.

AI in Practice

What llms.txt can do for your website

When bots become interpreters of your brand, context matters. llms.txt helps guide what AI systems understand and repeat about your website.

AI in Practice

Flying Blind: Measuring Traffic When Your Readers Are Machines

As readers move into ChatGPT, Perplexity and Google’s AI Overviews, we lose sight of them. Can Cloudflare and Plausible help us measure what’s missing?

AI in Practice

Compute: A New Measure of the World

Compute once meant calculation. Now it shapes work, art, and power. An invisible current running through the modern world’s every action.

AI in Practice

When Bots Become Readers: Publishing in the Age of AI Crawlers

Listening to Matthew Prince on Azim Azhar’s podcast made me reflect on who actually reads my blog. People (like you), machines, or both.

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When AI Makes the Calendar Click

A hotel booking, a single prompt, and a small glimpse of how AI quietly starts to understand our everyday tools.

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Streams and Archives: Two Ways of Living with Our Digital Data

Personal data lives in two worlds: flowing streams of fresh information and enduring archives of credentials. Both shape our digital future.

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From Ideas to Precision: Why I Use Mermaid with LLMs

Image generation is messy for structure. With Mermaid + LLMs, diagrams become clear, tweakable, and practical. A real tool for strategy and logic.

AI in Practice

AI Fine-Tuning for Non-Engineers

Compact AI models make fine-tuning possible for non-engineers. I tried it myself and learned how AI becomes portable, local and real.

AI in Practice

Running GPT-OSS Locally: What OpenAI Just Made Possible (And What It Didn't)

OpenAI released GPT‑OSS under an open licence. Here's what that really means, how I ran it on a Mac mini, and where you might start experimenting too.

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Rules and Guesses: The Twin Engines Behind Smarter AI

AI isn’t just smart, it’s a duet. One part rigid and logical, the other fluid and generative. Together, they form the neuro-symbolic systems behind real insight.

AI in Practice

Who Is the Author? Authenticity in the Age of AI

AI helps us write—but are we still the ones deciding what’s worth saying? A reflection on authorship, ethics, and identity.

Signals, Systems, and Speech

What happens when language models meet logic? Larry Swanson and I explore neurosymbolic AI, voice tech, and the human meaning behind machine-readable content.

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The Silent Revolution: How AI is Transforming Speech Recognition

Speech recognition is no longer a clunky afterthought—it’s seamless, fast, and nearly human-like. Thanks to AI’s self-attention, our devices now truly listen.

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From Pages to Podcast with Google NotebookLM

Google's NotebookLM effortlessly transforms lengthy documents into natural-sounding podcasts. In this post, I’ll share how I used it to turn a 60-page report into an engaging audio experience.

AI in Practice

AI-Infused Workflow for Idea Generation and Content Creation

Learn how AI transforms content creation with a seamless workflow. From brainstorming ideas to publishing and promoting, make your blogging efficient and fun.

AI in Practice

Web Traffic and the Rise of LLMs

Exploring the impact of LLMs on web traffic, a shift from Google's reign to a new era of digital engagement.

AI in Practice

Perplexity, the AI-powered answer engine

From accurate answers to cultural insights, Perplexity.ai does it all. Explore the future of search with this AI-powered answer engine.

AI in Practice

Poe: Swiss Army Knife for Mastering AI Magic

Discover Poe's capabilities as we dive into using multiple language models, custom bots, and real-world examples.

AI in Practice

Etymology and meaning of "Data"

Explore the rich history of 'data,' from ancient origins to its role in our digital world. Uncover the journey of a term that defines modern life.