Episode 27 - AI Is the Magic Genie
AI is like a magic genie, incredibly powerful, but deeply literal.
Episode 26 - An AI by any other name (but please pick one)
I wasn't going to write about GPT-5 this week, but since it's all the internet can talk about, I guess I’ll join in. My hot take is this: It isn’t significantly better than the previous models.
Episode 25 - How I Use AI to Edit My Writing
TL;DR: Ask for feedback! This lets you shorten your editing cycle without asking an AI to write it for you. That keeps it your original work, but you get it done faster and with higher quality.
Episode 24 - AI Deleted my Database
TL;DR: Even the smartest AI agents can nuke prod—treat them like junior devs, fence them off from production, and Back Up × 3.
Episode 23 - AI Wins a Gold Star
Google's AI wins a Gold Medal in a mathematics competition. What does this really mean?
Episode 22 - AEH visits the Esri UC
This week, I attended the Esri UC in San Diego. Let's take a quick look at where Esri is building AI and what folks think about it!
Episode 21 - AI of the Beholder: Crafting a Civil War Book Cover
Our first guest post! Holly, dymaptic's COO, talks about her journey helping her husband design a book cover using AI!
Episode 20 - AI Generates Maps
Happy 4th of July. Let's take the week off by looking at some silly AI generated maps.
Episode 19 - AI & Copyright Law & You
When you use AI, what can you copyright? A dive into the US Copyright Office's report on AI—and a look at how it affects me and our work at dymaptic.
Episode 18 - Sorry, I can't help with that
AI chatbots can go rogue, creating policies that don't exist, or promising refunds. What can you do to protect your systems? Build a Policy Layer!