Musings on Dance, Food, Geek Stuff
Here’s a labyrinth simulator that I “vibe coded” using the Gemini AI chatbot. It’s pretty basic. I wanted to create an interactive demo of a spiritual framework to guide a labyrinth exploration (Release – Receive – Return). I think it kind of works, at least as a proof of concept. Check it out at https://rikomatic.com/labyrinthwalk….
I’ve been playing around with the AI video generator Synthesia, and it’s pretty impressive. Designed for business applications, Synthesia offers a fairly easy-to-use interface that anyone who has used Powerpoint or Google Slides should understand. It offers a variety of pre-designed avatars of various ages, races, and body types as well as a number of…
I’ve been a bit obsessed with labyrinths lately. Labyrinths were last month’s topic of a spiritual discussion group I’ve been attending. Since then, I’ve been visiting all the labyrinths in San Francisco. People have asked me what my meditation process is when I visit one. I’ve adapted a process I found printed near a labyrinth…
I have more than 20 years of posts to this blog, that have includes my first work-focused writings, to more dance and spiritual interests, travel adventures, philosophical musings, and random weirdness. Today I asked ChatGPT to analyze those nearly 4,000 posts and pull out any big trends or patterns. It summarized my blog journey in…
I got the results back from an MRI scan I had done a couple of weeks ago at UCSF, as part of a long COVID study I’m participating in. I don’t have the knowledge to interpret the findings, but the scans of my brain are pretty fascinating to look at. It’s hard to believe that…
I used the LLM Claude to “vibe code” a simple game using basic prompts. Here is the result. Quick Thoughts: The larger issue is that while this kind of works, it is a terrible game, and I don’t know enough about coding to be able fix or improve it. So while this LLM can produce…
I prompted Claude AI to build this for me. Let’s see if it works. This version is hosted on Claude itself. Here’s another version I hosted on Netlify.
I enjoyed more than I expected Dr. Fei-Fei Li’s book The Worlds I See, a chronicle of one scientist’s research into the emergent field of artificial intelligence. The most moving sections for me were Dr. Fei-fei’s personal story as a young Chinese immigrant, trying to navigate through American society with her family. There was a…
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“Hey ChatGPT, based on what you know about me, draw picture of what you think I look like.” ChatGPT’s explanation: “Here’s an image inspired by your unique style and love for roller skating outdoors! I aimed to capture the blend of K-pop flair, 90s R&B, and vintage swing-era jazz in your look, along with the…