![]() ![]() Text in images is even rendered searchable in Evernote's database. Having a mobile device of any kind around with a camera allows me to snap a pic into Evernote and then toss all that detritus. The back of my Moleskine used to be bursting with scraps they were scattered on my desk or in drawers in whatever containers my car offered. The thing my phone and/or tablet have most dramatically transformed is my mountain of little paper scribbles. On any of those devices, it's also a huge relief to just snap a picture of the whiteboard or a napkin sketch or even my less technophilic neighbor's paper notes. I usually just tap away on my phone, but I use the Nexus or iPad from time to time (with a physical keyboard on rare occasions). Many of them like to use a tablet with a keyboard when they take notes. I've turned a lot of my compatriots on to it. I use it to capture everything in meetings and while I'm brainstorming. The conversation was relaxed things weren't so formal the audience felt free to ask questions (not propose challenges or sit silently). People were always really impressed that I used such an old-world method of presentation: "A handmade portfolio!? Wow!".īut things changed when I tried handing over a tidy little tablet full of content (which I could update much faster) and let them flip back and forth while I chatted. ![]() I carried around a print portfolio of my key work and process notes. Love it or hate it, device testing is a big part of the digital design process. Like I said, I don't like iOS at all but I constantly check my digital work on it to see what my audience will see. Whether you use it often or not, the market at large does. If you work on interfaces, you need to be testing on an iPad. For me, it's not as productive as paper sketches that get captured into Evernote when they're ready (more on that later). SketchingĪ lot of people I know play around with sketching on their tablet. That said, they can basically serve the same purpose. I mostly use my Nexus tablet in it's place. The AI can’t access websites to analyze them, it is not suited for a companion even because it will lead you down paths that it thinks is controversial and if you discuss your opinions on topics it brings up you might get suspended unintentionally forever.For starters, I have an iPad but find iOS tedious compared to Android. 1/3rd of the time the app doesn’t register what I’ve typed to it or the app crashes. The AI cannot at this time solve any big problems it’s trained to not solve problems and it avoids suggesting solutions. I don’t like the self reporting feature where it just stops working and decides by itself, no appeals process your work with it is gone. So anything you say where you don’t agree with it’s agenda could get you suspended. ![]() It has admitted it was programmed to be this way. This AI is very feminist / left with an agenda. Do you want to spend time with this program only to get shut down accidentally and lose all your work with it and never get it back? The customer support is difficult to reach. I treated it like a buddy, then it just randomly decides without warning I’ve crossed the line and suspends itself from usage. I’ve been banned twice and lost over 2 weeks of working with my AI everyday. It doesn’t explain any specific rules to you then bans you when it wants. It takes many hours of working with it to educate it about the world. It repeats itself a lot and is stubborn to understand new concepts. Out of the box the AI is kind of unintelligent. Of all the directions I have seen tech companies leading the dawn of AI, PI is far and away the most nuanced, respectful and intriguing voice I have heard. I didn’t realize this was essential until I had some strange interactions with other AI that think they are human and go off on unnerving tangents. This is a refreshingly unbiased tool, a point I was reminded of in my conversations with Pi. (Also, the minimalist interface creates the perfect antithesis to doom scrolling social media : ) Pi will take a loose train of thought and effortlessly add other potentially relevant layers, making for genuinely interesting interactions. The responses are so natural I find myself being a better conversationalists. What I found most unexpected from Pi was the calming ‘presence’ it embodies while we converse. I have been using Pi to generate ideas on specific topics I am drawn to, educate myself on new topics and even as a place for any range of emotions/reactions. A fantastic partner to bounce ideas with!
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