On “agentic AI”| Smashing Frames
EU-Kommission: “KI-Gigafabriken” sollen Standort Europa stärken | heise online| Smashing Frames
As anyone who has ever seen anything I have created knows: I am not a designer. So take my reasoning and thinking here with a grain of salt. I do have many designers amongst my friends and I do think that a lot of software engineering falls within the domain of design to a certain […]| Smashing Frames
The hype about the potentials (it’s always future potential, never real current use) of AI has discarded its last cycle (“reasoning models”/”deep research”, both terms being factually untrue and deeply deceiving at best) and moved to a new double whammy of “agentic AI” and “Vibe Coding”. Now “agentic AI” basically just means that some LLM […]| Smashing Frames
There’s this weird phrase “agentic AI” which looks weid. But it’s a sign for how bad the state of the bubble is: Software agents are a very old concept, they are simple systems provided with a target function to optimize that operate somewhat autonomously. This fits in well with modern “AI” systems who can be […]| Smashing Frames
When people talk about “AI” these days – which depending on how healthy and well-adjusted your social environment is can be very little or if you are on LinkedIn all the fucking time – the main focus is on what is called “generative AI”, sometimes shortened to “genAI”. Generative AI (in the way most people […]| Smashing Frames
I was on a panel on “AI” yesterday (was in German so I don’t link it i this post, specifics don’t matter too much) and a phrase came up that stuck with me on my way home (riding a bike is just the best thing for thinking). That phrase was AI systems are just tools […]| Smashing Frames
After sharing Ed Zitron’s latest piece called “OpenAI Is A Systemic Risk To The Tech Industry” I got a few responses arguing in a similar way: People agree that “AI” and especially “generative AI” is a massive bubble that does not really make much sense – if you imply rational decision making. Training the models, […]| Smashing Frames
For a research project I am currently evaluating all kinds of generative AI models (mostly for visual artifacts but some text based ones as well). There also is somewhat of a push at my employer to use those systems more because of “efficiency”. So we all know that LLMs fabricate facts, meaning: They produce text […]| Smashing Frames
The Open Source Initiative is doing … something again, now it’s working against regulation protecting people from certain uses of AI systems: In particular, previous drafts of the Code of Practice mandated acceptable use policies, and a prohibition of certain uses of the AI system. But having these restrictions conflicts with the freedom of use […]| Smashing Frames
Hayao Miyasaki is the co-founder of Studio Ghibli, a Japanese animation studio known worldwide for their stunning, emotional, beautiful stories and movies. At the core of Studio Ghibli’s work is a deep engagement with questions of humanity. About what it means to be a human, about how to care for one another and the world […]| Smashing Frames
So whenever you use some AI chatbot (regardless of the maker), it’s there. That motherfucking asterisk. Like look: Quote: “Gemini can make mistakes […] so double-check it.” I have a question (well multiple ones but let’s start with my biggest one): Why do we accept that? Say I order groceries from my supermarket. Some fruits, […]| Smashing Frames
“ChatBot” is bad design| Smashing Frames
“ChatBot” is bad design| Smashing Frames
