App “touch grass” blocks distractions until users connect with nature

A new iOS app called “touch grass” helps users break screen addiction by blocking their most distracting applications until they physically touch grass and verify it through the app’s computer vision technology. The app aims to help people reclaim their time from mindless scrolling in a tongue-in-cheek way while encouraging connections with nature. Basic features … Read more

What is the equivalent of spam for AI-generated garbage content?

Just as unwanted junk advertising is commonly known as “spam”, unwanted AI-generated junk content could be called “slop”. At least, that’s the opinion of Simon Willison, who noticed the term and suggested it in a blog post. And I think it fits very well. He points out that not all AI-generated content is automatically slop: … Read more

Can ChatGPT meme?

Redditor ForceTypical asked ChatGPT to come up with memes. As expected, the results are strange.

AI turns dull license text into ballad

Give it a listen. It’s a gimmick, sure, but at the same time it shows the current state of a music AI like Suno.ai very nicely.

Time as a poem

Poem/1 is a special kind of clock: it uses ChatGPT to generate a poem at the current time and displays it on an e-paper display. You can support the project on Kickstarter.