Ash McGrath
@ashmcgrathwrites.bsky.social
Writer, author, AI optimist 🌈 📚
I publish bi-weekly essays about creativity, AI, and other weird corners of humanity.
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Ash McGrath
@ashmcgrathwrites.bsky.social
· Nov 17
I’ve been writing professionally for a decade.
I’ve spent the last two doing my best as a creative to embrace #AI.
The best use case for my work so far has been in AI-assisted research.
AI can also be a sensemaking and taste making tool.
I published an essay about it.
I’ve spent the last two doing my best as a creative to embrace #AI.
The best use case for my work so far has been in AI-assisted research.
AI can also be a sensemaking and taste making tool.
I published an essay about it.
Where was this outrage at the Minneapolis school shooting a couple of weeks ago?
Or have we just gotten used to those?
I thought guns were good?
The cognitive dissonance is fucking astounding.
Or have we just gotten used to those?
I thought guns were good?
The cognitive dissonance is fucking astounding.
September 11, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Where was this outrage at the Minneapolis school shooting a couple of weeks ago?
Or have we just gotten used to those?
I thought guns were good?
The cognitive dissonance is fucking astounding.
Or have we just gotten used to those?
I thought guns were good?
The cognitive dissonance is fucking astounding.
“They’re not comin for your rights” says the white cis Christian with a persecution kink. 🙄
January 24, 2025 at 1:34 PM
“They’re not comin for your rights” says the white cis Christian with a persecution kink. 🙄
I once saw an artist in Puerto Rico who made huge pieces using just coffee on paper. This reminds me of that.
January 2, 2025 at 2:54 PM
I once saw an artist in Puerto Rico who made huge pieces using just coffee on paper. This reminds me of that.
Happy New Year to all of you wonderful, creative humans out there. The world is strange lately, let’s make cool shit as an act of resistance. ✌🏻
January 2, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Happy New Year to all of you wonderful, creative humans out there. The world is strange lately, let’s make cool shit as an act of resistance. ✌🏻
Absolutely right, it will level the playing field for the basics of content creation for sure.
December 18, 2024 at 12:58 PM
Absolutely right, it will level the playing field for the basics of content creation for sure.
Any creative that actually works with AI isn’t the least bit worried that it will take their job. The fear mongering usually comes from those who don’t take the time to understand. AI still needs humans. Creativity, your unique POV, your personal taste, these are the inflection points.
December 18, 2024 at 1:57 AM
Any creative that actually works with AI isn’t the least bit worried that it will take their job. The fear mongering usually comes from those who don’t take the time to understand. AI still needs humans. Creativity, your unique POV, your personal taste, these are the inflection points.
I got 4 rejection emails in my inbox this morning. Ooooooof
December 9, 2024 at 7:01 PM
I got 4 rejection emails in my inbox this morning. Ooooooof
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light”
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light”
December 9, 2024 at 2:48 PM
“Do not go gentle into that good night.
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light”
Rage, rage, against the dying of the light”
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“I have too many books”
-judgemental
-boring
-implies impulse-control issues
“The books... they have me.”
- mysterious
- occult
- implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage
#readingcommunity
-judgemental
-boring
-implies impulse-control issues
“The books... they have me.”
- mysterious
- occult
- implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage
#readingcommunity
December 7, 2024 at 1:58 PM
“I have too many books”
-judgemental
-boring
-implies impulse-control issues
“The books... they have me.”
- mysterious
- occult
- implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage
#readingcommunity
-judgemental
-boring
-implies impulse-control issues
“The books... they have me.”
- mysterious
- occult
- implies you are at the mercy of a library of books that have gained sentience and are holding you hostage
#readingcommunity
ChatGPT's new image analysis feature is insane.
I loaded a random image of an air purifier and asked it to create an owner's manual for me.
🤯 Single-shot prompt.
wow.
#AICommunity
I loaded a random image of an air purifier and asked it to create an owner's manual for me.
🤯 Single-shot prompt.
wow.
#AICommunity
December 6, 2024 at 9:20 PM
ChatGPT's new image analysis feature is insane.
I loaded a random image of an air purifier and asked it to create an owner's manual for me.
🤯 Single-shot prompt.
wow.
#AICommunity
I loaded a random image of an air purifier and asked it to create an owner's manual for me.
🤯 Single-shot prompt.
wow.
#AICommunity
Defend. Deny. Depose.
Eat the rich.
Eat the rich.
December 5, 2024 at 10:01 PM
Defend. Deny. Depose.
Eat the rich.
Eat the rich.
I use GPT4o mini for writing quite a bit, I have to mess around with the voice feature more. I still like Claude better for writing. That’s great it’s working well for you with your work!
December 4, 2024 at 5:16 PM
I use GPT4o mini for writing quite a bit, I have to mess around with the voice feature more. I still like Claude better for writing. That’s great it’s working well for you with your work!
If you haven’t spent a morning arguing with Claude do you even prompt bro?
December 4, 2024 at 4:17 PM
If you haven’t spent a morning arguing with Claude do you even prompt bro?
My new favorite move is flipping off the driver of every Cyber Truck I see. Yes, it’s me, Petty Labelle.
December 3, 2024 at 7:14 PM
My new favorite move is flipping off the driver of every Cyber Truck I see. Yes, it’s me, Petty Labelle.
She’s excited about the pesto cheddar!
December 3, 2024 at 2:48 PM
She’s excited about the pesto cheddar!
Got my girlfriend a cheese advent calendar and the highlight of my day is watching her pry it open like some kind of animal enrichment puzzle.
December 3, 2024 at 2:36 AM
Got my girlfriend a cheese advent calendar and the highlight of my day is watching her pry it open like some kind of animal enrichment puzzle.
I just read Brave New Words by Sal Kahn about the future of AI in education. Great read. AI has great potential in education.
December 3, 2024 at 2:09 AM
I just read Brave New Words by Sal Kahn about the future of AI in education. Great read. AI has great potential in education.
Zelda Fitzgerald*
December 3, 2024 at 2:04 AM
Zelda Fitzgerald*
They’re cool right?
December 2, 2024 at 12:09 PM
They’re cool right?
"Hobo Nickel" is the name for American five-cent coins that were hand-engraved by homeless people during the Great Depression of 1930s.
A homeless man used these engravings to increase the value of an ordinary coin, creating small works of art that they could exchange for food or other services.
A homeless man used these engravings to increase the value of an ordinary coin, creating small works of art that they could exchange for food or other services.
December 1, 2024 at 6:16 PM
"Hobo Nickel" is the name for American five-cent coins that were hand-engraved by homeless people during the Great Depression of 1930s.
A homeless man used these engravings to increase the value of an ordinary coin, creating small works of art that they could exchange for food or other services.
A homeless man used these engravings to increase the value of an ordinary coin, creating small works of art that they could exchange for food or other services.
What I’m reading on this chilly Sunday.
📚💙
📚💙
December 1, 2024 at 3:09 PM
What I’m reading on this chilly Sunday.
📚💙
📚💙
If someone believes it is theft, it’s because they haven’t taken the time to understand how the technology works.
November 30, 2024 at 7:38 PM
If someone believes it is theft, it’s because they haven’t taken the time to understand how the technology works.
I’ve reached the point in the holidays where cheesecake with every meal has lost its appeal. The bloom is off the rose.
November 30, 2024 at 3:39 AM
I’ve reached the point in the holidays where cheesecake with every meal has lost its appeal. The bloom is off the rose.
I’m just a girl, watching the Jonesboro High School marching band pop off at the Macy’s Day Parade. 🔥 🦃
November 28, 2024 at 4:06 PM
I’m just a girl, watching the Jonesboro High School marching band pop off at the Macy’s Day Parade. 🔥 🦃