Generative artificial intelligence (AI) has been available to the general public since around 2022. Until now, there has been a large legal gray area, only a few laws and very few judgments relating to the use of artificial intelligence. However, this has already changed in the EU thanks to the EU AI Regulation. Some regulations will soon come into effect and must be observed and [...]
Some even want to turn it into an apprenticeship. This is certainly an exaggeration, but prompt engineering should not be underestimated. If you proceed correctly, GPT-4 is a great help and you can save a lot of time. GPT-4 helped me to create an Excel VB program. This opportunity also showed me what you can do with [...]
"It remains exciting" were the closing words when I reported on my first experiences with GPT-3.5 a few weeks ago. I had written about ChatGPT possibly becoming a new partner at work. In fact, shortly afterwards I had the opportunity to use GPT-4 in a project. The assignment A customer [...]
Artificial intelligence (AI) is already visible everywhere, but has also become an invisible part of our everyday lives. For better or worse, we have to deal with the advantages and dangers. The idea that you as a technical writer might one day be replaced by an AI or a combination of several specialized AIs is an obvious one. Whether you actually have to fear this [...]
"Hello, you haven't unlocked the screen." The seminar is called "HTML seminar" or more correctly "Website design with HTML". The topic is rather dry and theoretical. The participants' prior knowledge ranges from "What is this? What do I need it for?" and "I used to develop websites myself." This requires a didactic balancing act on the part of the lecturer, because after all [...]
"Cables lying on the floor, being walked on by people, being treated cruelly." Anyone who reads this in an instruction manual knows that the manual is no good. Confidence in the potentially good product may now also be shaken. "When the header area is filled, you jump through the fields." A certainly amusing stylistic flourish from a software description for [...]
The golden ratio is a traditional technical term for the division ratio of distances, surfaces or solids. Surfaces in art or photography are often divided in the golden ratio. The fact that is referred to today as the "golden ratio" has probably been known for several thousand years. At the Parthenon in Athens, built around 450 [...]
It was a news item a few weeks ago: The original kilogram, protected in a special safe, is getting lighter. Now some people will think with relief: "Oh, that's why my scales always show more when I stand on them." To ensure that no one is under any false illusions about their own weight, a new definition of the kilogram has been [...]
Even as a child, I spent hours playing technical editor and didn't want to be anything else. That's nonsense, of course. For one thing, the profession hasn't been around that long, and for another, I wanted to have an adventurous job. And seriously, who wants to become a technical writer? The profession has a lot [...]
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