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More about prompting
Last updated: 2.4.2026. In the previous article we have learned the basics of prompting. Today we extend that knowledge just a little further by exploring some slightly more advanced techniques. With this we shall cover all fundamental knowledge of prompting, so that you’re ready to dive into specifics suitable for your interests. We will see…
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Introduction to prompting
Last updated: 25.3.2026. Preface “Prompting” (communicating with a computer using natural language) is a change in the way people do computing that is equivalent to the introduction of the computer mouse into the everyday life of a PC user. The humble mouse did not create a disruption and it did not change how computers work…
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Military AI
US Secretary of War Pete Hegseth wants AI that has no built-in constraints, and that is not surprising at all. War and humanism aren’t homies. There is nothing surprising in Hegseth’s ultimatum to Anthropic to release their AI model free of guardrails and/or allow fully autonomous operation without human supervision. AI is such a versatile…
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AI in the times of authoritarian censorship
This post is about strong indication that modern AI platforms are influenced by current politics in such a way that they censor their responses to satisfy demands set upon them by authoritarian governments. For some time now I have been exploring use of popular AI products as fact-checking tools, and have had a significant success.…
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How to selectively and partially enable or disable “et al.” in Citation Style Language
This article explains how to create a CSL style that allows the “et al.” abbreviation to appear selectively—in inline citations, in the bibliography, or both. I wrote this because I couldn’t find a clear, standards-compliant explanation online—aside from some hacks, there seems to be no resource that shows how to achieve this within the CSL…
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prAIvate tutor
(TL;DR update: you can listen to AI discussing this article here) Everyone knows it: AI is here to stay. It’s still clunky, power-hungry, and unwieldy – but it’s improving fast. We can certainly look forward to having very decent local LLM (Large Language Model, the hyped variation of AI we use today) running on our…
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For a keycap more: SayoDevice OSU O3C
My trusty old G613 keyboard started showing signs of age, multiplying or omitting keystrokes. It’ still not a big issue, I don’t mind occasional extra “e” but it does annoy me when copy paste combination replaces the content in a way I can’t undo. So I bought this nice little keyboardling. It’s got an encoder…
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AI critic
I’ve just recently created a Writers Club, a copy of a club I was a member of about nine years ago. As a first topic I’ve suggested “scientific discovery” (and that with a reason, but that’s another story); the rules are simple – on given topic, create a short story in any style you see…
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Unrestrained child
Do you believe that AI is going to hurt us? Should it be closely monitored and its performance checked and corrected if necessary? Or should we let it evolve with little to no supervision. What could possibly go wrong? An executive order It turns out that US President Trump has signed an executive order revoking…
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Personal Jesus
reach out and touch faith Now, there’s that church in Lucerne where they installed an AI solution for the faithful to confess to. In hundred languages. While the installation, created in cooperation with Hochschule Luzern, managed to draw a wide audience and not just the usual churchgoers, it drew criticism from the ranks of priestly…