Inspired by . . .
- “Slash Pages,” of which I first learned in Manuel “Manu” Moreale’s “Slashes” (2024-06-01);
- “The /ai ‘manifesto’” by Damola Morenikeji (2024-03-04);
- “Slash AI” by “Manu” Moreale (2026-04-01);
. . . this page describes what roles I allow large language models (LLMs), widely (mis)characterized as “artificial intelligence” (AI), to perform in this site. Let’s put it this way: it won’t take long for me to write this, or for you to read it.
In “No AI here, thanks very much” (2023-03-04), I laid out this site’s position regarding AI in general:
. . . the content you read here that’s presented as being mine is always going to be really from me. While my words are of no great value in the grand scheme of things, they are and will continue to be 100% human-generated. On that, you have the word of this living, breathing, non-cybernetic being.
In short, my words (and my em dashes and bulleted lists, for that frickin’ matter!) are mine, not AI’s.
That said, I do occasionally use LLMs to help with coding, if the task at hand is more of a time-sink and/or nuisance than I deem worth the hassle, especially when my research hasn’t shown me a clearly better way to proceed. For example:
- “The big rebundle” (2023-10-06) — Used Google Bard to create a bash script that would rename and move several hundred of this site’s files.
- “Loading print CSS only when needed” (2025-05-21) — Enlisted the help of ChatGPT to write Hugo code for delivering print-specific CSS only when a browser specifically requests it.
To quote the aforementioned “/ai ‘manifesto’”:
The main essence of the /ai page on your website is to promote trust and transparency.
I hope this has achieved that worthy goal. As it becomes increasingly difficult to avoid AI “slop” throughout the internet, all who can still write coherently on their own should do so, and say so.
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