/tags/literature/ Recent bookmarks tagged #literature Mon, 02 Nov 2026 08:24:54 +0000 https://www.estragon.news/mr-chatterbox-or-the-modern-prometheus/ A few days ago, I posted about a personal project that I've been working on for the last few weeks: Mr. Chatterbox, a chatbot trained from scratch on Victorian-era literature. I have to admit, I was totally blown away (and a little frightened!) by the reception. Whenever I post about personal projects, I'm used to them being politely ignored. The fact that this wasn't ignored surprised me mightily. I also received lots of questions about how Mr. Chatterbox had been trained, what tools I have used, whether he had been really trained from scratch or just fine-tuned, etc. I was only half-prepared to answer these queries because I was not expecting this to receive any attention! So, with what free time I had on an otherwise-busy family weekend, I sat down to write this narrative documentation.<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #ai #literature #llms</p> Tue, 31 Mar 2026 23:33:34 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:38445 ai literature llms http://www.boingboing.net/2007/10/07/public-radio-station.html "The FCC's war on dirty words is having a chilling effect -- even WBAI Pacifica, the radical radio station in NYC, is scared of airing Allen Ginsberg's magnificent poem, Howl."<br/> <p><strong>Tags:</strong> #censorship #fcc #ginsberg #howl #literature</p> Sun, 07 Oct 2007 18:38:37 +0000 linkding-ssg:bookmark:9731 censorship fcc ginsberg howl literature