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The Snarky AI News RoundUp #16
Coming up: OpenAI finally remembers it has a voice feature (only took them half a year!), considers charging you the...
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #15
Tonight's top story: OpenAI claims they've achieved AGI – or as I like to call it, "Almost Good Intelligence."
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #14
Watch as ChatGPT turns two and celebrates by making tech bros $8 trillion richer (you're welcome), while Elon Musk throws...
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #13
Watch as companies desperately try to make AI play nice with their outdated systems (spoiler: it's like teaching a quantum...
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #12
Watch as Chanel's CEO discovers ChatGPT thinks fashion is just a boys' club, and witness the tech giants burning through...
Podcast: The Silicon Synapse Show – AI & Art with Tim Boucher
It's episode three of the show, and we're talking to artist, bookmaker & AI activist, Tim Boucher. He's created over...
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #11
Watch as Chanel's CEO discovers ChatGPT thinks fashion is just a boys' club, and witness the tech giants burning through...
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #10
Tonight's top stories are absolutely rich: My cousin Claude got caught playing hooky during a demo to look at pretty...
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #9
In today’s tech-fuelled world, the future is arriving faster than ever, and with it comes a flood of AI developments...
Podcast: The Silicon Synapse Show – AI & Graphic Novels with Tim Fielder
Welcome to the first episode of Silicon Synapse! I’m Dave, and alongside Sha, we’re diving into the fascinating intersection of...
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #8
In today’s tech-fuelled world, the future is arriving faster than ever, and with it comes a flood of AI developments...
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #7
In today’s tech-fuelled world, the future is arriving faster than ever, and with it comes a flood of AI developments...
Podcast: The Silicon Synapse Show – What Will AI Do To Our Brains?
Welcome to the first episode of Silicon Synapse! I’m Dave, and alongside Sha, we’re diving into the fascinating intersection of...
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #6
Tonight, we’re diving into a digital dumpster fire of human ineptitude and AI excellence. We’ve got CIOs sweating as their...
Experiments In Creativity: Building Web Tools With Cursor
Image Created Using Dall-E As someone constantly experimenting, I love pushing boundaries, especially when it comes to web tools. Over…
The Over-Inflation Problem Of Gen AI
Hype-mongers may have raised expectations, but organizations have prevented themselves from getting the benefits they hoped for.
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #5
Tonight, we’re diving into a digital dumpster fire of human ineptitude and AI excellence. We’ve got CIOs sweating as their...
Podcast: Dave Birss on The Sensible AI Manifesto
New features are dropping all the time, with one appearing on ChatGPT right in the middle of a workshop I...
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #4
Welcome to ‘Byte Me: The Show Where Humans Pretend They’re Still Relevant.’ Tonights smorgasbord of silicon shenanigans is piping hot…
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #3
Welcome, Meatbags, To This Week’s AI Circus! Greetings, carbon-based lifeforms! Prepare your primitive neural networks for another thrilling instalment of…
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #2
Greetings, carbon-based life forms! Prepare your neural networks for a data dump of digital drama! This week’s byte-sized morsels include:…
The Snarky AI News RoundUp #1
Welcome to my latest little experiment: The Snarky Bot News Roundup. This is a list of news articles that have…
The Weekend AI Bias Experiment
I wanted to see if I could run a bias test for Large Language Models like ChatGPT.
The Recruitment Ghosting Survey
Have you been ghosted by recruiters recently? If you have, you are part of the majority.
The Sensible AI Manifesto
it's a seven-point manifesto that gives organisations the essential knowledge they need to use Generative AI in the most ethical,...
Speaking & Tweaking: A Great New Way To Use ChatGPT
New features are dropping all the time, with one appearing on ChatGPT right in the middle of a workshop I...
Gushing & Blushing: I’ve Got Big News. Whoah!
on Friday my first AI course hit the massive milestone of attracting 100,000 students in under 6 months.
Create Your Own Chatbot In Under A Minute
Here's a step by step guide created with the brilliant Scribe.
Why Treating AI Like a Bicycle (Not a Magic Wand) Will Change Your Business
It's that tools like bicycles—or in this case, generative AI—are incredible at supercharging our inherent abilities.
Profile Pic & Double Quick: Using AI For Quality Self Portraits
I wonder can I create some AI-generated headshots for my upcoming talks. It seems that I can.
3½ Hours & Superpowers: Experimenting With A New Workshop
Since I launched my first AI course on LinkedIn Learning, people have been asking me how they can integrate AI...
Explaining & Entertaining – Announcing Three New AI Courses
All of my AI courses share some handy-dandy prompts that you can use immediately in your role.
Event: AI Tools For Top Communicators
I'll be chatting to Tatiana Kolovou about AI in the context of communications. I'll be sharing some tips and maybe...
Event: Gen AI The Project Manager’s Edge
I chat with Bonnie Biafore, Christina Charenkova and Doug Rose about AI in the context of project management.
Writing & Fighting: How Losing A Battle Can Help You Win
I tend to dive into pieces of software that I think might open up fresh creative opportunities.
ChatGPT Gives You More Power But Not More Speed
I’ve had an idea for a webtool for a number of years but I’ve never had the coding chops to…
Wandering & Pondering: Go Out And Find Yourself Some Inspiration
Let's run a small experiment to see if we can increase your capacity for creative thinking.
Drinking & Thinking – Does Changing Our Brain-State Change Our Ideas?
I want to start this tale by stating that I'm not trying to condone the use of alcohol. But neither...
This Experiment Was A Total Disaster
I've only recently realised that trying to discover new things about creativity has been a thread through my professional life...
A Powerful ChatGPT Prompt For Interdimensional Explorers
The last week has been a bit crazy. I’ve just finished filming and editing a LinkedIn Learning course on how…
ChatGPT Helped Me Create A Web Tool In Under 1 Hour
Is ChatGPT code any good? Will it actually do what I want? Will it be a painful journey to get…
An Author Gets AI To Write A Book In 3 Hours (And Record An Audio Book)
I’m a firm believer that the only way to understand technology is to play with it. So that’s what I’ve…
Your Company Culture Is Damaging Your Business
For the last few years, corporate culture has been a big trend. Companies have invested millions in cultural transformations that…
Your Creative Mind Needs A Holiday
Last week I ended up having a super quick visit to L.A. to run a couple of workshops. It was…
Digging Underground For Inspiration
In this episode of the ‘Inspire Me!’ series, I headed into the tunnels of the London Underground to see what…
My Employer Isn’t Interested In My Ideas
I’m sure a lot of people can relate to this. I experienced this exact thing when I was working in…
Being Inspired By The Street
This is the third ‘Inspire Me!’ film. And this one takes place on a noisy London street. The camera is…
How To Present Ideas More Effectively
Here’s a transcript of the YouTube video on presenting ideas more effectively. Parts of it will read a bit funny…
Inspire Me: In A Hotel Room
If you prefer reading to watching my hairy face talking at you, you’ll find a full transcription of the video…
How To Improve Your Creative Presentations
This is the full transcript of the YouTube video on preparing creative presentations. It may not read well because –…
