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Haibun, Ukiyo-e,, AI robot writing, llustration,
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Wandering With Words: My First Experiments With AI-Written Haibun

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A haibun is one of those lovely poetic inventions that sneaks up on you. It is part story, part poem, and entirely its own creature. It comes from 17th-century Japan, made famous by the wandering poet Bashō, who mixed gentle prose observations with small, luminous haiku.

In modern hands, it feels surprisingly fresh: reflective, compact, and a bit like opening a window between the everyday and the poetic. No wonder it appeals to me. I’ve always believed curiosity keeps us young, and haibun offer the perfect excuse to wander, wonder, and watch what AI does with a few well-aimed prompts.

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What will education look like in the future with AI?
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The AI Revolution in Education: How Google Plans to Unlock Human Potential

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Google’s new report imagines AI as a personal tutor, teaching assistant, and global equaliser in education, but can it truly unlock human potential without losing the human heart of learning?

One of my favourite podcasts, that I listen to every week without fail, is called, ‘The Artificial Intelligence Show’. It was here that I first heard about this report, ‘AI and The Future of Learning’ published by Google, outlining what they see as the future of education and learning.

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A picture of a homeless man, sat outside a shop, on a busy city street in the pouring rain.
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The Puddle I’m Sitting In

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I quite often put an idea for a short story into one of my favourite chatbots just to see what it gives back to me. Every now and then I will post one on the blog for no other reason than it appealed to me. Hopefully these stories will resonate with you as well.

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When Two Images Became a Story

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An experiment in AI rewriting, reflection, and creative growth.

This week’s AI Drabble Challenge began with a simple idea: combine two images and ask an AI to tell a story. I’ve used images before as creative sparks, but this time I wanted to see what would happen if I merged two, not just visually, but emotionally.

The result was a story that didn’t just emerge from AI; it evolved through it. What started as a neat 100-word piece became something richer, deeper, and strangely more human.

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AI Creativity Myths Busted
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AI Creativity Myths Busted

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The light, chatty truth behind what AI can, and can’t, really do.

There’s a lot of chatter out there about artificial intelligence and creativity.
Depending on who you ask, AI is either a genius, a fraud, or a polite little assistant who can’t draw hands.

So today I thought I’d tackle a few of the biggest myths about AI and creativity, the ones that seem to cause the most panic and the loudest pub arguments. Don’t worry, this isn’t a lecture. Think of it as a chat over a cuppa about what really happens when humans and algorithms start co-creating.

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