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Intermittent Manifesting: A Playful Theory of Ethical Abundance
I like to intermittently share some conversations I have with ChatGPT. Here’s one of them. Photo by Michał Parzuchowski on Unsplash SHAWN WICKENS: There’s this “internet rumor” going around that casinos will not play the song “Ring My Bell” by Anita Ward, because it contains one or more “abundance frequencies”. I guess…
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Why Did I Keep this Random Newspaper Clipping (for years!)?
Plus: How might this relate to Time Travel (in The Future)? Game firm Apologizes for Scratch error (circa 2005) What’s this?That’s interesting…I guess? Why did I keep this?Why have I held on to it?What could it mean? There’s been an error in the reporting of a series ofRandom yet important numbers. I’m getting rid…
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A Quiet Conversation with AI about “Mutual Aid”
Comedian, Writer, Casual Stoner and Optimistic Dreamer sometimes like to have big and small conversations with ChatGPT. Here’s another one. Photo by Anne Nygård on Unsplash SHAWN WICKENS: I’ve seen posts on TikTok from Content Creators monitoring container ship traffic around the United States. Apparently, we’re already seeing a drastic drop in…
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The Art of Traveling Through Space & Time: Franz Kafka in New York
Dear ChatGPT, I just went to an exhibition about the life and work of Franz Kafka at the Morgan Library & Museum. It just got me thinking about the word “Kafkaesque” and how it could easily relate to modern fears about Artificial Intelligence. Can you dream up five “Kafkaesque” story…
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2025 Won’t Be “1984”. But it Might Be “Animal Farm”
As an optimistic dreamer and futurist, comedian and writer Shawn Wickens regularly engages ChatGPT in interesting conversations about the past, present and future. Many of these conversations stay private. This one is public. Photo by Suzanne Tucker on Unsplash SHAWN WICKENS: I’m electing to choose Existential Optimism for 2025. I’m doing this…
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“Lazy Soup” Recipes with ChatGPT
Photo by Nancy Ingersoll on Unsplash SHAWN WICKENS: I came up with a sort of template for a recipe that I’m calling “Lazy Soup”. It’s partly inspired by advice on nutrition I’ve commonly heard over the years — simply cook what you have available in your kitchen. Throw something together with the ingredients that…
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There’s Much More to Read over at Medium.com
Over time, I may export more of my older stories and articles over to this website. Until that happens, you can check out some of other ruminations about Time Travel, AI, technology, ethics, comedy, cannabis and… you know… more stuff that might appear in an updated edition of the Time…