Christopher Moravec

Christopher Moravec

Portland
22
Aug
Episode 27 - AI Is the Magic Genie

Episode 27 - AI Is the Magic Genie

AI is like a magic genie, incredibly powerful, but deeply literal.
5 min read
15
Aug
Episode 26 - An AI by any other name (but please pick one)

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.
5 min read
08
Aug
Episode 25 - How I Use AI to Edit My Writing

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.
6 min read
01
Aug
Episode 24 - AI Deleted my Database

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.
5 min read
25
Jul
Episode 23 - AI Wins a Gold Star

Episode 23 - AI Wins a Gold Star

Google's AI wins a Gold Medal in a mathematics competition. What does this really mean?
7 min read
18
Jul
Episode 22 - AEH visits the Esri UC

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!
6 min read
11
Jul
Episode 21 - AI of the Beholder: Crafting a Civil War Book Cover

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!
8 min read
04
Jul
Episode 20 - AI Generates Maps

Episode 20 - AI Generates Maps

Happy 4th of July. Let's take the week off by looking at some silly AI generated maps.
5 min read
27
Jun
Episode 19 - AI & Copyright Law & You

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.
11 min read
20
Jun
Episode 18 - Sorry, I can't help with that

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!
7 min read