Category Archives: Large Language Models

Commentary on the current state of large language models.

Do Thinking Machines Actually Think?

Posted on July 21, 2025 by Mike

I was intrigued as I perused this article this morning, “Thinking Machines That Don’t: Confronting AI’s Biases & System Flaws” by Markus Bernhardt. As I read, it was clear that the author’s goal was to support a claim often heard … Continue reading →

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AI for Creating Lists of Terms for Software Manuals and Translations

Posted on May 12, 2025 by Mike

User manuals for software typically make use of terms that were used during screen design for the software. Such lists of terms are especially useful if the software is to be internationalized. For a project I am working on to … Continue reading →

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AI for Converting Handwriting to Digital Text

Posted on April 27, 2025 by Mike

ChatGPT became publicly available on 30 November 2023, and my software-engineer grandson mentioned it to me a few days later. Ever since, I have been amazed over and over at the power of these incredible AI tools that have become … Continue reading →

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Alma and the Sons of Mosiah

Posted on March 27, 2025 by Mike

For many years now, a few friends and I have helped organize get-togethers for missionaries who served French-speaking missions for The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. We often refer to these as “reunions,” which they are, of sorts. … Continue reading →

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