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| My grandfather died when I was 2. Here's an image of the two of us fishing together. |
Also in this issue:
- New update for Sony A1 II ebook (printed versions, too!)
- Cameracraft Update
- Safari Update
- Lecture I gave at a pioneering microcomputer workshop
Way back in 2023 I took a deep dive into the burgeoning field of generative AI for CameraCraft Magazine. And in this blog post I summarized my findings and created a list of what developments would be necessary in order for these tools to be truly useful for real work.
Since then I've been keeping my eye on the field's development and the amazing work some of the users are able to generate. But I don't want to jump onto that bandwagon while the industry is still immature - I remember learning how to program analog synthesizers in the 1970's and that head start got me absolutely nowhere.
Fast forward to two weeks ago - my older brother (who looks quite a bit like me) was reading my April Fool's blog post from 2023 about my short-lived acting career, and he sarcastically responded, "Yeah and I had guitar lessons from Jimi Hendrix and Steve Howe!" That got me thinking...