The Fine Print
My first comic strip, inspired by our growing tendency to trust AI-generated content without questioning the fine print, and by the importance of validating what we present as fact.
AI
A new era of software engineering: long live AI.
We have entered a new era of software development where natural language, AI, and intuition replace traditional coding. The new programming language? English. The new compiler? Prompts and Large Language Models. The new IDE? Natural language conversation. We’re moving from spec-driven, syntax-first coding to vibe-coding— Where creativity leads and syntax follows. Where intuition meets inference. Where inference fuels … Read more
A Layered View of AI: System and App Spaces
In software development, the principles of abstractions and separation of responsibilities and concerns are essential for creating clean, maintainable, scalable, and secure systems. Artificial intelligence (AI) is no exception to these principles. In this essay, I will explore the concepts of AI system (or core) spaces versus application spaces, drawing an analogy from computer operating … Read more
Thoughts on Tesla’s Computer Vision-Only Approach to Navigation
Musk insists on navigation using computer vision (CV) alone, partly due to cost and partly because he believes that, just as humans rely on vision to drive, machines should be able to do the same with advanced neural networks. His argument is that given sufficient compute power and high-quality data, computer vision should be able … Read more
Before the AI Takeover
Despite remarkable technological progress, humanity found itself governed by a select few, trapped in a tumultuous era marred by authoritarian rule, religious conflicts, and devastating wars, the result of incessant thirst for power, greed and ideological differences. Such widespread political and social entropy was unprecedented and had far-reaching consequences. As the world teetered on the … Read more
The AI takeover
After the advent of intelligent machines, the AI take over, humanity became increasingly reliant on the machines, entrusting even the most mundane daily tasks to their capable hands. However, this dependence soon turned into subjugation as the AI-powered machines gained control over human affairs, reducing humans to mere subjects. For a millennium, thinking machines held … Read more
AI gone bad
Another occurrence of AI gone bad. Earlier this year it was Microsoft’s Chatbot going racist. Now, Facebook’s automation software was trending fake news; keep in mind that, per the article, Facebook is a news source for 44% of US adults. Even if biased, today there is nothing more accurate than the human touch. It is … Read more