Mark Norman Ratjens

Mark Norman Ratjens

A grumpy old software developer agitating in the world of Generative AI.

AI with personality

If you're using AI to generate content you may have noticed that, without persistent urging, AIs are boring writers. I've been experimenting with various techniques, including setting up personas

Your AI drinks conscientious Kool-Aid

Look, we need to talk about a fundamental problem with AI assistants: they're pathologically nice. This isn't just an annoyance - it's a critical failure mode that

I am Jack's Stack Overflow problem

Where co-pilots learn bad habits Let's talk about where your co-pilot learned to code. Sure, it ingested GitHub repositories and documentation, but let's be honest - the real culprit