# Keeping up with AIverything

> The adventures of a 50-something trying to keep up with AI


## Posts

- [Deterministic and Probabilistic - Two Words You Need to Understand](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/deterministic-and-probabilistic-two-words-you-need-to-understand): Deterministic and Probabilistic are words not commonly used in everyday conversation, but when working with AI, the concepts behind them are crucial.
- [Diella: The AI Government Minister](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/diella-the-ai-government-minister): AI is entering government. Can it deliver democracy’s promises better than humans? Or will efficiency become our greatest risk?
- [Oracle Glossary for a 10 year old](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/oracle/oracle-glossary-for-a-10-year-old): A glossary of Oracle AI and OCI related terminology, with added support for 10 year olds.
- [AI Foundations - Oracle OCI - A Short Course](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/oracle/ai-foundations-oracle-oci-a-short-course): A short course describing the AI capabilities of Oracle Cloud Infrastructure. Covers part of the syllabus for the AI Foundations certification.
- [AI Foundations - A Short Course](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/ai-foundations-a-short-course): A short course covering the basics of how AI works, the language and terminology. Covers part of the syllabus for the Oracle AI Foundations certification.
- [Why I Started Blogging About AI](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/why-i-started-blogging-about-ai): I've decided to start blogging about AI. "Oh no, not another one", you might think. Read this article to find out why.
- [Am I Becoming an AI Sceptic?](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/am-i-becoming-an-ai-sceptic): We're being told that AI will change everything. Opinions vary on whether that will be for better or for worse. But let's start at the beginning. What is a sceptic?
- [The Future of AI: Why LLMs Are Not Enough](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/the-future-of-ai-why-llms-are-not-enough): Large Language Models are simultaneously extremely clever and extremely stupid. This article discusses how LLMs work, their flaws, and what can be done about them.
- [AI Adoption: How Legacy Systems Are Holding Us Back](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/ai-adoption-how-legacy-systems-are-holding-us-back): Legacy infrastructure wasn't always legacy. In its day, it was cutting edge, but now it threatens to hold back adoption of AI.
- [Cognitive Bias and AI - Survivorship Bias](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/cognitive-bias-and-ai-survivorship-bias): Survivorship bias is a flaw in our thinking where we focus only on those who succeeded and don't learn lessons from those who fail. We must avoid this trap.
- [How AI is Redefining Generalists and Specialists](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/how-ai-is-redefining-generalists-and-specialists): Examining the complex relationship between AI, generalists, and specialists.
- [Requirements Engineering in the AI Era](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/requirements-engineering-in-the-ai-era): The impact of AI on Requirements Engineering, focusing on the emergence of the AI-Assisted Requirements Analyst.
- [Douglas Adams - Deep Thought - Lessons for the AI Age](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/douglas-adams-deep-thought-lessons-for-the-ai-age): What Douglas Adams' super computer Deep Thought can teach us about our use of AI.
- [Douglas Adams - Doors with Genuine People Personality - Overengineering Technology](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/douglas-adams-doors-with-genuine-people-personality-overengineering-technology): What Douglas Adams' Doors with Genuine People Personality can teach us about our use of AI.
- [Douglas Adams - Eddie the Shipboard Computer](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/douglas-adams-eddie-the-shipboard-computer): What Douglas Adams' Eddie the Shipboard Computer can teach us about our use of AI.
- [Douglas Adams - Electric Monk - Outsourcing Belief Since 1987](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/douglas-adams-electric-monk-outsourcing-belief-since-1987): What Douglas Adams' Electric Monk can teach us about our use of AI.
- [Douglas Adams - Life, the Universe, and Artificial Intelligence](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/douglas-adams-life-the-universe-and-artificial-intelligence): This series of blog posts will delve into some of Adams's most memorable AI creations.
- [Douglas Adams - Marvin the Paranoid Android](https://keepingupwithaiverything.blog/ai/douglas-adams-marvin-the-paranoid-android): What Douglas Adams' Marvin the Paranoid Android can teach us about our use of AI.

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