Alison Garwood Jones

My First Student With a Job in AI

Originally published in August 2023 in Blog, University of Toronto School of Continuing Studies

A few weeks after a posted this, the University of Toronto (SCS) published an interview with the talented student I profile in this blog.   Earlier this month, I got an email from a former student who said she was moving on from a career as a digital content specialist to take on an AI-centric […]

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The Ink Spot

Originally published in June 2023 in Blog, The Ink Spot, Toronto Illustrators

Are you curious to try the new AI features inside PhotoShop? Here’s a one-minute tutorial on where to find it and how to start using it. In this example, I wanted to add an AI-generated background to my drawing of a beagle. After uploading a transparent png file of my dog drawing, I prompted the […]

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This is Your Brain on AI

Originally published in May 2023 in Blog

What are the incentives to think for ourselves now that we are starting to outsource thinking to machines? Will the long-term effect of ChatGPT on our brains be similar to the impact of fast food on our bodies? The more I use ChatGPT to help me write, the more I feel my brain getting flabby […]

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The Future of Blogging

Originally published in May 2023 in Blog

What is the future of blogging in the Age of AI? Here is my dot connecting so far.

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Can AI Mark School Assignments?

Originally published in May 2023 in Blog

The short answer is yes. I tried. First, it’s tempting to outsource marking given that most sessional instructors don’t get paid to grade assignments. Depending on class sizes, you can be marking for an entire week free of charge. Will your students notice if they’re getting a gold star or a knitted brow from a […]

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Kurt Vonnegut on AI

Originally published in May 2023 in Blog

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To Scrape or Not To Scrape

Originally published in April 2023 in Blog

We stand on the shoulders of giants every time we unveil a breakthrough invention. That’s well established. From Newton to NASA, etc. etc. But when you dig into this concept, sometimes you need to turn down the volume on the triumphant orchestral soundtrack. Facebook and Twitter stood on the shoulders of legacy media in the 2010s. […]

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The Future of Google Juice

Originally published in April 2023 in Blog

The answer is: no one knows. #AI #GenerativeAI #BrandAwareness #DomainAuthority #2023 #ContentMarketing #Blogging #SEO

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AI and Eureka

Originally published in March 2023 in Blog

I’m finding that incorporating AI’s output into my own writing makes me feel further from my subject (and clients), not closer.

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Artists Win Copyright Ruling

Originally published in February 2023 in Blog

Big Tech has always ruled in its own best interest, while the government dithered. Case in point: Social Media. Yesterday, it only took the U.S. Copyright Office about 8 weeks to rule on the legality of AI-generated images. This is a rare win for artists and creatives. Read the full story.

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