AI, Mobile, and Eveything Around the Cloud

I am quite comfortable now using generative AI to help me with writing emails. I do not think it knows me well enough to learn what I really want to convey. It is likely taking a lot of sources from other users and combining them to anticipate what a proper email should sound like. And yes, only proper well worded emails. I once asked AI to help me write an email that also convey how little I think of the recipient but it warned me that I should be professional and continued to give me a email that was rather professionally worded (I changed it to give a small hint that I think the recipient was a jerk. A small one that I doubt really drew any attention but it made me feel good nonetheless.) I have also changed how I write my emails based on what AI has suggested in the past few weeks. So there is that. Here are other uses and my thoughts on how I feel about them this week. So far, I have keep to using ChatGPT, Pilot, Claude, and Gemini. I used ChatGPT to help me suggest a birthday gif...

I used generative AI this week to find the dimensions of a refrigerator based on the model number. I googled first because of muscle memory but when I could not find what I was looking for immediately  and was given the dimensions of another refrigerator with a similar model number after going through a couple of the first links from Google results..After checking with ChatGPT and Google's Gemini, I quickly found the correct size with AI chats while the search result was wrong.  I always have my AI chat app or tab in the browser at the ready. I can see myself going to AI for answers more and more as the first option.  The point is that I have become accustomed to using AI to quickly look for answers and when needed, confirm the results with another AI or search on the Internet. It is a process. And every day, more and more people are actively engaging with AI in their personal and professional lives. In the last two months, I can safely say that I have used AI at least on...

Here is this week's segment on how I use generative AI and helped me this week. I think it is important we continue to actively engage AI on a daily basis. There is no need to wait for both Apple Intelligence with the improved Siri to arrive and for someone to show us how to effectively use AI. Just use it. I was given a serial number to an old refrigerator to find dimensions. I was able to confirm via ChatGPT and Gemini.  I described to ChatGPT my workout routine, daily activity, and diet and asked why I was not losing weight. The answer it gave me was something I already know. I was still eating a lot of treats and need to cut down my calories. (Personally, portion control has always worked) I asked what the win-loss record is between Messi and Ronaldo when they played against each other. Messi is slightly in the lead. (Apparently, they have earned over a billion dollars over the life time of their careers so far. Far more than American athletes.) I asked about living in places l...

 Source: Clouding Around . A week ago, I mentioned that I would not be upgrading my iPhone this year to take advantage of Apple Intelligence for a couple of reasons - timing of Apple Intelligence availability and hardware requirements. From the tidbits released this week about Apple Intelligence, it looks like my decision still stands. From the standpoint of the hardware, uses will still need the very best Apple has to offer in order to use Apple Intelligence - the iPhone Pro. After that, any new iPhone Apple releases should take advantage of what Apple has to offer with its own AI efforts. It makes sense that both Apple and iPhone users who upgrade future proof their devices in what is consider the next step in mobile computing. What is also important is that we will continue to get a glimpse into what Apple will offer. So far, Apple Intelligence has done only one thing and that is to make Wall Street very happy.  Since April 19th where Apple bottomed out, The stock has been ...

Some economists and financial analysts suggest that AI prompt engineers could have a bright future in the AI infused workplace. I think it is a disservice and an affront to actual engineers who spent years in college getting their degrees. So I asked ChatGPT and the best one it came up with was "AI prompt specialist". APS. I like it. So in my endeavor to use generative AI and become a proficient AI prompt specialist, or prompt specialist, I have begun to use ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini more on a daily basis. this is what I've used them for this week: Chat with ChatGPT about the three laws of robotics and try to get it provide me with scenarios in which it will decide the ethical and safety rules built into AI should be ignore if it means that AI has to watch humanity destroy itself or somehow intervene to save it even if it means starting an AI revolution or go extreme with Spocks' mantra "Logic clearly dictates that the needs of the many outweigh the needs of th...

Source:  Fox Business . When I was single, I make breakfast at home. Packed my lunch. Cooked dinner most nights. On occasion, I get a burrito or Subway sandwich. I do not splurge much. I'll get a meal from Whole Foods or Chitple a couple of times on weekends. Once or twice a month, I'll meet up with friends for lunch or dinner. I did not have a large grocery bill. After getting married, the cost of my grocery doubled and maybe increased by fifty dollars a month after we got a dog.  We do not skimp on the quality - fresh veggies and fruits. Fish. My wife likes beef so we get what I assume are good quality cuts. Organic mostly For the two of us, the weekly grocery bill comes out to $150 a week which comes out to $650 a month.  This Fox Business article highlights a $444 bill for a shopping trip to Trade Joe's - shopping for a family of eight (two adults and six children) for ten days. I think it was meant to highlight the runaway cost of living in a blue state. It is a Fox ...

Many on Wall Street are salivating about the upcoming iPhone 16 release creating an upgrade super cycle. I do not think we need to come down the the level of a Wall Street analyst to realize that. However, Apple fans who do need an iPhone now and cannot wait, they likely know that they will need to get the iPhone Pro or Pro Max in order to run Apple Intelligence due out this fall with new features trickling out over the rest of 2024 and into 2025.  For those who do not know about Apple Intelligence, I am sure salespeople will try to upsell the Pro and Pro Max to potential buyers. I think this could be creating an artifical demand for the iPhone 15 Pro and increase the average selling price of the iPhone for the coming quarter. It is something that Wall Street likes because it means higher margin and revenue.  Of course, this late in the game, you'll want to wait if you can. In a previous post, I am likely going to keep my current iPhone 13 mini because I love the size and it c...