Published 11 August 2025

e524 with Andy and Michael M – stories about AI generated goodnight stories, Med-Gemini, GPT-5, skeuomorphism, scrobbling, seeing through doors and a whole lot more.

Andy and Michael M get things rolling while Michael R is away with some Google Gemini generated goodnight stories.  Andy generates a story about a 3D printer that prints a new red car in just a few moments.  Aside from a few inconsistencies, it’s actually a pretty good story and images.  After an example of Med-Gemini hallucinating a non-existent body part, the team virtually goes to Versailles to interact with the statues via AI.  Speaking with the statues reminded Michael of speaking with the plants at the Chelsea Flower Show discussed in e488.  Andy shares insights on GPT-5.

Then, the team turns to skeuomorphism with the Macrowave app as a prime example.  This leads to a small segue to scrobbling with Last.FM.  Andy and Michael wrap up this episode with the Eufy FamiLock S3 Max that allow you to “look through” your door and see who is on the other side.

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The Verge article: Google Gemini can now create AI-generated bedtime stories

The Verge article: Google’s healthcare AI made up a body part — what happens when doctors don’t notice?

Google Research Blog Post: Advancing medical AI with Med-Gemini

Smithsonian Magazine article: You Can Now Have a Conversation With the Statues at Versailles Using Artificial Intelligence

RHS Chelsea Flower Show

Games at Work e488 Fight. For Your Right.  To Pla-aaay!

404 Media article: More than 130,000 Claude, Grok, ChatGPT, and Other LLM Chats Readable on archive.org

CNet article: GPT-5: Here’s What’s New in ChatGPT’s Big Update

Where is your Ed At blog post: AI Is A Money Trap

#Macrowave, our native macOS & iOS app that makes it easy and fun to share system audio with friends to listen to music together will be available for everyone on August 7th.

https://apps.apple.com/app/macrowave/id6746954963?ct=mastodon

Macrowave – Private P2P Radio

Macrowave

Last.FM Scrobbling

The Verge article: This smart lock lets me see through my door

Eufy FamiLock S3 Max

NCSSM.edu article: ’87 alum set to open academic year with Convocation address

Web 11.0 mashup junkie, and co-founder / co-host of the GamesAtWork.biz podcast. My views are my own.

Michael Martine