Creating a Content Assistant with Gemini and GenAI

One of the use cases for generative AI that I’ve discussed before is the idea of using the tool to aid in the writing process. I’m not talking about creating content so much as creating suggestions and providing feedback about the content you yourself have created. This past weekend I worked on a "general purpose" tool with this in mind and thought I’d share it to get your feedback. ("You" being the smart readers of this blog who keep me honest when I show something stupid. 😉 The Application # The application itself is rather straightforward. It asks two questions – first, what are you trying to accomplish with your writing and what are the desired... more →
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Using Generative AI as Your Content Assistant

Last week I had the honor of presenting one at TheJam.dev. This was my first presentation on generative AI and I got to share what I thought was an interesting use case – helping with the writing process. Now to be clear, I don’t mean using GenAI to write blog posts, that would be a horrible idea. (IMO!) Instead, I looked at how it could help with some of the process. Let me back up a bit and give some background. I’ve been a fan of John Birmingham for many years now. He’s an author who writes in the military/sci-fi/etc genre and has some pretty fascinating ideas. I initially discovered him via his "Axis of Time" trilogy which dealt with the idea of a modern... more →
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