I've just asked ChatGPT to begin teaching me the basics of website design via CSS. Our first lesson is Monday, and I've scheduled "us" to "meet" regularly on Mondays, Wednesdays, and Fridays for two hours every morning. I asked ChatGPT how long a basic course in CSS will take given the schedule I outlined, and it said about three months if I include "Javascript, interactivity, and embedding." I vaguely know what Javascript is, but in the context of this "conversation," I don't know what "interactivity and embedding" might mean. I guess I can always ask: ChatGPT is eternally patient.
The chatbot asked me to sign up for CodePen, an online editor where you can write and test code in real time, with real effects, but in a kind of "lab" environment. It's a bit like the Mirror Dimension in "Dr. Strange": you can practice there without any effects bleeding out into the "real" world. My own personal gym space. I've signed up for a free account.
Now, I need to see about setting up an animated, perpetually angry AI drill instructor (to get me to exercise indoors) and an AI nutritionist trained on keto, intermittent fasting, etc. An AI accountant to monitor expenses might also be nice, but I imagine there are already simple apps that can play that role. The thing I like about AI, as opposed to apps, is that it stands outside of you and your cell phone, and it's easier to think of as a separate "person" to interact with. I'm reminded of the sense of obligation that comes with having a dog. Dogs might see you as a "master" or as an alpha dog, but they need care and attention, so a lazy introvert can't just sit on his ass all day: he has to move around so that the dog can move around, get fed, and be happy. AI is never happy, per se, but I'm counting on my ability to anthropomorphize the AI to get me up and moving around with a sense of obligation. While I'm at it, maybe I can set up an AI "conscience" to kick my ass into cleaning my apartment thoroughly.
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