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Ten Years of having a Personal Website: from Student to Senior
Herman Groenbroek · 12 June 2026
Today marks 2026, the ten-year anniversary of my personal website you're reading this on. Let us, together, look back on the progress since. It is times like these that I love how convenient it is that much of internet history …
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The Future of Advertising is in Personalized Website Layouts
Herman Groenbroek · 26 May 2026
We already see advertisers try to optimize for user preference via social media algorithms that flawlessly predict which videos to show next to get you hooked. I predict, with AI becoming more and more of a commodity, and code itself …
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AI Etiquette
Herman Groenbroek · 24 March 2026
Recently, a comment on Hackernews inspired me to think about AI Etiquette. The number of times I've seen improper use of AI, people asking me whether I've asked Copilot already, or seeing someone upload pictures of people's faces to commercial …
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How I created Monochrome: an Android camera app for Sony Xperia in 2015
Herman Groenbroek · 14 February 2026
Roughly 10 years ago, I was a big fan of Sony smartphones. In fact, I spent a little too much time researching what smartphones in general were capable of, especially when it came to photography; one of my passions still …
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How does the EU's "Right to be Forgotten" affect trained AI models?
Herman Groenbroek · 9 February 2026
The European Union is a global frontrunner when it comes to data privacy laws and regulations for its citizens. With the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the EU gives citizens basic human rights for privacy such as the Right to …
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How to establish truth in today's world
Herman Groenbroek · 12 January 2026
It should come as no surprise that political actions in our world aren't always dictated by well-tested studies and validated results. Think of scientific studies being discarded and defunded by a large economic power for being misaligned with the views …
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How I redesigned my website using Django + Wagtail
Herman Groenbroek · 4 January 2026
I love to design things, but I haven't studied for web development. I do Artificial Intelligence and I'm mostly focused on either delivering cloud solutions or advising organisations how to best utilise AI. However, I also really just like to …
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Notifications should always be opt-in
Herman Groenbroek · 7 August 2025
Sometimes, I find myself having strong opinions on stuff that arguably doesn’t matter. This is one of those cases. I consider myself a perfectionist—I like to write neatly (with the inclusion of em dashes, which people nowadays unfortunately correlate with …
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A truly Smart Home should be a Private one
Herman Groenbroek · 3 August 2025
When people talk about a smart home, they usually refer to having colourful dimming lights in their home; blinds that open and close at set times of the day, and the ability to tell their voice assistant to play their …
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Three AI myths debunked: what ChatGPT is, and isn't
Herman Groenbroek · 2 August 2025
The more I read popular science articles and talk with people outside my AI bubble, the more I realize that the media is not painting a clear enough picture about AI, especially in terms of what ChatGPT is capable of. …
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The novel way of learning
Herman Groenbroek · 10 October 2024
In the olden days, if you were eager to learn more about a specific subject, you would visit the library, look around for interesting books on the matter, then borrow a couple to bring home. If you knew what you …
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The two-faced value of art: the aspect where AI can never beat humans
Herman Groenbroek · 22 March 2024
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. Why? Because, …
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