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Heart surgery logistics and Therblig moments
https://axbom.com/heart-surgery-logistics-and-therblig-moments/
Published: September 7, 2024 12:00
On the art of focusing on design as a strategy to avoid thinking about the drama of reconstructive heart surgery and a new mechanical heart valve.
Barbie with a white cane highlights important behind-the-scenes work
https://axbom.com/barbie-with-a-white-cane/
Published: August 2, 2024 22:00
When you read the news that Mattel is launching a blind Barbie with a white cane, note that the doll was developed with organizations and people who are experts in, and themselves have, visual impairments.Mattel also organized play sessions for children…
My tender heart and I
https://axbom.com/my-tender-heart-and-i/
Published: August 2, 2024 15:14
I'm in the process of preparing for open heart surgery. It's an elaborate procedure where I'll get a new mechanical heart valve and also replace about 6-7 centimeters of the aorta. This is followed by sick leave and rehabilitation with, among other things,…
AI Trial and Evaluation Worksheet
https://axbom.com/ai-worksheet/
Published: April 14, 2024 21:00
Many people are telling me how their companies are running tests of AI tools. This in itself is not strange at all. It's probably difficult as a leader today not to feel stressed by the manufacturers of AI promising revolutionary abilities that will…
Generative AI can not generate its way out of prejudice
https://axbom.com/generative-prejudice/
Published: March 13, 2024 18:04
The concept of "generative" suggests that the tool can produce what it is asked to produce. In a study uncovering how stereotypical global health tropes are embedded in AI image generators, researchers found it challenging to generate images of Black…
On Nielsen's ideas about generative UI for resolving accessibility
https://axbom.com/nielsen-generative-ui-failure/
Published: March 1, 2024 15:49
"Accessibility has failed as a way to make computers usable for disabled users." Thus begins a newsletter by Jakob Nielsen. And had it not been written by someone a great many people take seriously in the UX industry I likely would just have dismissed it.…
ChatGPT 4 fails at solving a Captcha and progress is slow
https://axbom.com/chatgpt-surprisingly-bad-at-solving-a-captcha/
Published: February 18, 2024 07:00
An image of ChatGPT solving a captcha was spread far and wide recently. The most beautiful thing about the image is of course that it hadn't solved the Captcha. This made it a fantastic stepping stone for talking about the many illusions of technological…
EU AI Act timeline
https://axbom.com/eu-ai-act-timeline/
Published: February 3, 2024 21:24
There are many checkpoints for the EU AI Act to pass through before it becomes legislation and before the law is applicable for all types of AI tools. While we are getting closer to a final vote in the European Parliament, there is some confusion as to…
AI Pooper Mode Request
https://axbom.com/ai-pooper-mode/
Published: January 31, 2024 10:16
I remember when the newsletter service Mailchimp and its monkey mascot had a tone-of-voice that was full of jokes and whimsiness. Many found this annoying or offensive (either generally or after prolonged exposure). In the end Mailchimp were compelled to…