Ironies of automation (Bainbridge, 1983) is a foundational paper on what has been learned from automating work, or adding automation to tools people use for work. Ironies of artificial intelligence (Endsley, 2023) adds new observations on how LLM-powered systems have both similar and also new kinds of issues and opportunities. I also explain my approach to designing LLM systems.
AI & Augmentation
How AI and tools can augment human cognitive skills rather than replace them.
Marginalia
Short-form notes, links, and fragments that stand on their own.
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edited I resolved a bug by politely requesting the LLM to refrain from returning literal "null" values as strings. I’m not sure how difficult it would be to explain this concept to myself from a decade ago.
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Quite awesome C64 demo, I love the graphical style (and the story too):
Linked Maybe the BEST C64 Demo I have yet seen ! Mojo by Bonzai & Pretzel Logic 2023EnjoyPlease Subscribe. Thankyou.Gazakka 2023 YouTube -
edited I'm transitioning from scholar.social to mastodon.social, this is my old profile:
I might re-post some of my old blog posts here, because I'm using Mastodon for possible comments.
Linked Arttu (@arttuv@scholar.social) 11 Posts, 14 Following, 0 Followers · I'm a software developer and a PhD student/researcher in HCI. Scholar Social
Consulting & Process
Thoughts on agile, estimation, and the consulting profession.
Situation Awareness
A deep dive into how humans maintain awareness in complex systems.