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• Claude 3.5 Sonata Describes a Trio of Brass Musicians [on the 12/8 Path]

  

  Lest you think Claude’s responses are rather concise, yes, they are. There was heavy web traffic during the chat. As always, my words are bold while Claude's ar... Read more

  The 01 February 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Whimsical Monday: ChatGPT Draws a Picture of a Silver-Crested Swamp Swizzle

  

  My father used to kid my sister and me about a bird he called a silver-crested swamp swizzle. As far as I know, it's a creature of his own invention. Read more

  The 03 February 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• TNSTASFL, That Goes for Knowledge Too. OR: Why There’s So Much AI Hype. [once...

  

  Why is there so much hype about AI? Sure, it’s new, it’s interesting, and certainly has transformative potential. That’s one thing. Read more

  The 03 February 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Sonata Compares Three Images Showing Visual Chaos and Makes Some...

  

  This is the second time I've set out to have Claude describe two or more images. I've already done that in Claude 3.5 Sonata describes two different photos and... Read more

  The 04 February 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Sonata Discusses a Photo Taken in Wayquay's "junktique" Store in...

  

  It was a high traffic time of day, and Claude was in responding concise mode. But I’m not sure that’s why the responses were all so VERY short. I’ve been in... Read more

  The 08 February 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Why Didn’t Rome Have an Industrial Revolution? No, No, No, Not the Printing...

  

  Back in August (2024) Tyler Cowen had a link to a paper, Romae Industriae, in which the author, Maxwell Tabarrock, posed the question in the title of this post. Read more

  The 08 February 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Describes a Sophisticated New York City Apartment from a Bygone Era.

  

  What do you see? This appears to be a view of New York City, specifically looking at the Hudson River waterfront with a cruise ship terminal. The image shows... Read more

  The 15 February 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Cleopatra's Electric Green Platform Shoe

  

  Age cannot wither her, nor custom stale Her infinite variety: other women cloy The appetites they feed: but she makes hungry Where most she satisfies; for viles... Read more

  The 16 February 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• On the Explicit Construction of Cognitive Ontology: From “salt” to “sodium...

  

  I have long used the conceptual difference between “salt” and “sodium chloride” to illustrate the idea of conceptual ontology. Except for impurities in... Read more

  The 20 February 2025 by   Bbenzon
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• Claude 3.5 Sonata Describes a Japanese Maple in the Fall

  

  What’s in this photo? This image shows a Japanese maple tree (Acer palmatum) with striking red and burgundy-colored leaves. The leaves have the characteristic... Read more

  The 21 February 2025 by   Bbenzon
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