Notifications should be opt-in

Smartphones are distracting enough already as they are. Learn what’s bothering me and how I propose we aim to make notification permissions similar to how device permissions are becoming more and more opt-in.

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A Smart Home should be a private one—so here’s what I did

A Smart Home is great, except for when it isn’t. For actual privacy, you may want to look into home servers. What can they do for you; what can they run? I’ll tell you!

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Debunking myths around AI: what ChatGPT is, and what it isn’t

I am increasingly concerned about misconceptions on what AI is and isn’t. Does it truly learn as you write? Is it intelligent? What does it even mean for AI to be intelligent?

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The novel way of learning something new

As a species, we went from storing information in books to spaces on the internet. As web searches are worsening, we see new light on the horizon in the form of Generative AI. How does it help us exactly? We’re here to find out!

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The two-faced value of art – why AI will never beat humans

As an AI Engineer, I absolutely love how far Generative AI has come; how incredibly beautiful some artworks purely generated by AI can be. However, I will take a stance against AI in favour of the art community.

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Ethical concerns of AI as a content creator

What happens if we allow generative AI to completely transform our means of content creation? We are currently experiencing this multi-faceted dilemma. How do we act responsibly?

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How to easily setup your own private ‘ChatGPT’

ChatGPT is great, except for when it isn’t. In this step-by-step guide, you’ll learn how to use Ollama together with a Web UI to mimic ChatGPT, but running locally, offline and completely privately.

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The many surprises of blogging

Writing a blog has added a new perspective to my thinking. Writing should not be underestimated. Do you know how writing can help you personally? Read more about my history of blogging and learn how it can help you too.

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Why I was scared of growing up

I don’t remember a lot of my early childhood. One thing that did stick with me was my fear of growing up. I never saw my parents play with toy cars or video games. “Why can adults no longer have fun?”, I thought. Little did I know…

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