sabcatt | Wednesday Linkspam: 28 Feb

Not my usual day of the week for this, but I have some stuff that's been LANGUISHING plus some time-sensitive stuff so. Linkspam time!

• A Jargon-Free Explanation of How "AI" Large Language Models Work (scare quotes mine) – does what it says on the tin. Really worth reading, this is THE article that made me understand how LLMs work. I'm still a little fuzzy on image generators, but I think it's important to have a decent grounding in this stuff since it's (apparently) not going away quite yet.

• Reward for reading the above: Relevant XKCD that suddenly makes sense once you understand the basics of pretrained neural networks

• A research study with a survey on fans' thoughts on AI & its use in fandom. Saw this link posted in one of my discord servers, thought I'd share it around, see if we can't expand the sample pool somewhat, lol.

• Muttersprache, a funny little Ace Attorney fic. Klavier & Apollo-centric, pre-slash I think, but the IMPORTANT part is Klavier being the MOST Committed To The Bit

• Moneybags Flash Exchange is currently in noms/sign-ups. I am currently ALL GEARED UP to think about heists, cons, schemes, hijinks, etc, with a get-rich-quick bent, and I want more people to sign up for the exchange so I will have more money-themed works to read when it's done. Tell your friends! Tell your family! Tell your dog!

stuff I've posted recently (...ish)

• Rediscovery of the Family – outside POV on War of Wrath–era Elrond & Elros; part of my quest to Make Them Worse
• Avowed – original sci-fi disaster lesbians after disaster breakup
• Lips Never Touching – Jennifer's Body post-canon reunion between Jennifer & Needy (whom I am convinced are soulmates)
• Hand in Hand — Murder Mayhem fill, wherein there is no concrete evidence that Lucy and Mina are lesbians. Or that they kill people.