AI-related random thoughts of the moment

Random thoughts after watching OpenAI’s keynote today and reading AI news in general.

  • I don't trust the big AI players — especially Meta and OpenAI — to regulate themselves, because I don't trust their leaders.
  • I don't want any anthropomorphization of AI. OpenAI's little [dot puppets](https://chatgpt.com/features/dots/), which reminds me of Clippy, is a big no for me. I don't want any sort of gamification either.
  • I know it's time for younger generations to take over, but this isn't the right path to follow.
  • Live demos with still-in-early-beta services, or any fake demos, might not be the best way to help people build trust in AI apps or services... ask Apple.
  • I didn't buy into any of what OpenAI put forward today, especially many of their fake use cases. These scenarios [here](https://chatgpt.com/features/dots/) are ludicrous.

    • Are we in “the revenge of the nerds “ movie and nobody told me? Is dot the new clipper? 🤦🏻‍♂️ Talk to your dot? Really? Working with a team of dots? Really? #openaidevday2026

    While waiting for a foldable iPad

    I rewatched Apple’s Surprise and Shine event today and found the iPhone Duo segment really good. In fact, the device seems to have a magical touch. Even though it doesn’t make sense, I would love to get a foldable iPad. I would love an iPad mini when folded and a large iPad when unfolded. While I wait for such a device, I would gladly use the new multitasking gesture to put two apps side by side on my current iPad Pro. Apple, I hope you get the message.

    A person is holding and using a foldable smartphone displaying a split screen with a photo of a dog jumping into a pool on one side and a messaging app on the other.

    According to my Micro.blog timeline, it appears that Sunday is the busiest day for creative people and I love it. From vibe coding, blogging to photography, everyone seems happy creating and sharing their little digital bits to the universe. Keep it coming guys!

    The upgrade from the Ubiquiti Dream Router to a pair of UniFi Express 7 units is now complete. The process is similar to upgrading to a new iPhone and uses the previous router configuration backup. Overall, two Wi-Fi 7 devices meshed together offer better house coverage and support the latest Wi-Fi standards. The Ubiquiti Network UI is also much faster to work with.

    On 18 Pro colours

    I went to the Apple Store today to see the iPhone 18 Pro in other colours. Burgundy is much darker than I expected, but not as bad as I was expecting. The light blue could have been my first choice because it’s really nice. The nuances vary depending on the lighting. It’s a great one. I’m still happy with my silver 18 Pro Max, though.

    I decided to upgrade my Ubiquiti Dream Machine Router (acquired in 2020) and Beacon HD to a pair of Unifi Express 7. I should be getting this today. I can’t wait to set this up (hopefully I’ll restore my settings from my backup).