I’ve been doing a computer science PhD and I have a particular interest in AI. Over the last few years I’ve tried quite a lot of different podcasts to keep up to date with relevant developments and discussions. This is a personally curated list (that I’ll aim to keep updated) of the podcasts that have … More My Top Tech Podcasts
A little while ago, an old friend of mine got in touch with me to ask about the feasibility of a project she had in mind. “I made this account for weird image based memes,” Lucy said. “I wondered if there was a way to make like a bot that spews out stupid little pithy … More AI Text Generation for Memes
Last week it was the annual meeting of the Association of British Neurologists in Harrogate, and my first in-person conference! I had submitted an abstract on my PhD work so far, which had been accepted for poster presentation. If you’re interested, you can see it here: So last Tuesday I rather nervously packed up my … More My First Conference
It is a truth universally acknowledged that programmers are consumed by their side projects. This is certainly true of my husband, who can often be found tapping away into the early hours, working on his automated household reports, his home monitoring system, or his train-spotting app. It is one of several things that has made … More A Side Project!
On any given night this week, you would have found me sitting at my desk long past my bedtime, fingers clicking at the mouse erratically, eyes wide and fixed on a colourless monitor full of flickering numbers. No, I haven’t been stressing over PhD work. I have been playing a truly excellent, highly addictive game … More The Paperclip Apocalypse
When I set out to write blog posts at the weekends, I had forgotten what a pre-pandemic weekend looked like. As we ease out of lockdown, it’s slowly coming back to me that weekends are busy, social affairs (even for this introvert!) – perhaps not filled with opportunities for peaceful thinking and writing. So I … More The State of AI
When I was writing essays at school and university, I always began by defining my terms. This was no great hardship – I find words and etymology terribly interesting. It also served me well. There is a reason that it is a staple of essay-writers everywhere: through definitions, key issues and points of contention come … More What (On Earth) is AI?
Cryptic Meg 