Featured Collection
🔗︎ News Articles
A reverse-chronological list of news articles (with links). I add new links regularly. You can now filter it by category.
Hullo! I'm (probably not named) Cathy Leigh! This site is my running notebook about 21st century artificial intelligence. I have messy, complicated feelings about all this new technology, as I'm sure everyone does.
Studying this topic is my hobby now. I might as well look into it. I'm trapped here in the late 2020s. I guess you are, too, then? Life here in the future isn't too bad. It could be a lot better, though.
I'm not an expert, and on this site, I share what I learn as I go. I'm also sharing chatlogs and resources I've collected. Perhaps soon I'll share my very own vlogs?
Recent Site Updates
The latest additions and changes. You can see everything past on the updates page, or subscribe via RSS. The little emojis are topical indicators.
📌 All About This Site
Find the sitemap here. You'll also run across interesting stuff used in the creation of this site, and links to things I experimented with. Review ways to contact me if necessary!
🔗︎ News Articles
A reverse-chronological list of news articles (with links). I add new links regularly. You can now filter it by category.
🔗︎ Log of Pics
A running log of small images, memes, and clippings, both generated by me and those gathered from elsewhere online for context.
✒︎ Chatbots and Intimacy
What effect do chatbots have on our sense of intimacy as a culture, and how is this changing? What's the future going to be like?
🔗︎ New resources, archives, and links.
The resources section is now seriously augmented, with a new layout and plenty of new links to explore. There's also links to news articles easily filtered according to category.
🔗︎ Links Outbound
This is the general list of links, videos, and places to discuss artificial intelligence that I've found online, or, at least, those that I figured were worth mentioning here.
📸︎ My Vtubing Quest
I explain in some detail my tentative plans to become a vtuber focusing on transhumanism as a topic, creating video essays and more. Running log of updates for this quest!
Some Notes
This site is generally worksafe, but not appropriate for minors. If you're underaged, please leave, because you're in the wrong place.
I work with characters when I use these programs because I find it engaging and fun. They don't exist outside of fiction. I don't see self-awareness in any of these chatbots or models. I won't be hostile if you believe otherwise. I just won't pretend I agree. It's probably best to browse elsewhere.
Hostile messages about my use of generative AI won't have the intended consequences. I've written about what I'm doing and why, and am taking extra care while doing it. If you find it distasteful, I have zero hard feelings, but please browse elsewhere.