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? It's not so bad, but it could be much better.

I've been wrangling these AI models, especially the local ones, as a hobby. I'm trying my best to learn what I can. I've got prompts, chatlogs, resources I've collected, and notes about everything I've figured out so far. Perhaps soon I'll share 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

10 Apr 2026

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

13 Jun 2026

News articles, reverse chronological. I add new links regularly. You can now filter it by category.

🔗︎ Log of Pics

12 Jun 2026

A running log of small images, memes, and clippings, both generated by me and those gathered from elsewhere online for context.

📸︎ Session with a sound technician.

10 Jun 2026

I had a session with a sound technician to learn how to use my new microphone and other equipment. It went extremely well, and I feel confident and ready to start recording vtube videos!

✒︎ Tower of the Wizard

9 Jun 2026

The assumption is that AI really is as bad (and can be destroyed like) as (say) Sauron or the Empire in Star Wars. We're all leaning on fiction at a particularly volatile time in history.

🛠︎ Agentic traffic surpasses human traffic on the internet.

7 Jun 2026

According to Cloudflare's radar, traffic from artificial intelligence has now surpassed human traffic on the internet. Crawlers and other non-agentic bots have been a significant part of internet traffic for a decade. The rise of agentic traffic, though, has been exponential in just a few short years. Cloudflare's CEO, Matthew Prince, hadn't expected this to happen until 2027. It was never supposed to happen at all.

✒︎ Chatbots and Intimacy

17 May 2026

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?

Some Notes

This site is not appropriate for minors.

Anyways, I work with characters when I use these programs because I find it engaging and fun. I don't see self-awareness in any of these chatbots or models. If you believe otherwise, I won't humor you about it.

While I'm open, hostile messages about my use of generative AI won't have the intended consequences. If you find it distasteful, I have zero hard feelings, but please browse elsewhere.

Write to me here.