Koen van Gilst

Posts about ai

There are 16 post(s) about the topic ai.

Growing a Better World... Together with AI

Notes from my talk at the AI Circle on vibe coding, the changing role of engineers, and why AI should be an exoskeleton — not a replacement.

Generating vs. Searching

My 'Software for One' post got some comments about energy costs of generating small apps with AI. When I looked into it, the numbers surprised me.

Software for One

Instead of downloading someone else's app, I built exactly what I wanted for less than a dollar using AI. Is this the future of software?

Computer Says No

When AI takes over the coding, a layer of knowledge disappears - not just for the user, but for the builder themselves.

Gemini Paints Sunflowers in SVG

A new AI model drops every day. Today it was Gemini 3.1 Pro, which does a surprisingly nice SVG rendition of modern art — the Sunflowers in particular caught my eye.

Coding is Dead

From typing over starfield code as a kid to letting AI agents build features - reflecting on how coding is changing and what it means for software engineers.

A Brief History of Large Language Models

From ChatGPT's launch to AI agents with tools - a user's perspective on how LLMs evolved from chatbots to autonomous systems in just three years.

Adding llms.txt (and a honeypot) to my website

Implementing the llms.txt standard to help LLMs understand my website, plus a clever honeypot to track when AI assistants actually visit.

Can LLMs Recreate Van Gogh's Starry Night Using Only SVG?

An experiment tracking how AI models from 2022 to 2025 have evolved in their ability to recreate famous artworks using SVG. The results reveal how these models understand visual composition and artistic style.

A New Metaphor for AI

A post about a better metaphor for AI than the dominant "Terminator" narrative. What we can learn from the history of automata and scientific progress.

Joost van den Vondel's correspondence

An experiment with GenAI to automate manual tasks in creating a critical edition of Joost van den Vondel's correspondence.

Is creativity nothing more than a little randomness?

By using the randomness, AI can generate more surprising and engaging text, similar to how some human thinkers benefit from unconventional approaches. This post explores the concept of randomness in AI and its implications for creativity.

Analyzing GPT-4 Tokens

For this article I used Llama3 to analyze GPT-4 tokens, revealing a strong bias towards English and code.

AI and the Complexity of Code

Large Language Models like ChatGPT and CoPilot have a dual role in simplifying and complicating software development. Using a simple experiment this post explores how LLMs often lead to an increase in code complexity.

AI Enhanced Education

During the pandemic, I worked on a side project to help parents create lessons for their kids, but it was too time-consuming to create those lessons. Now, with LLMs, I revisited the idea.

Guest post by ChatGPT

I asked ChatGPT to write a blog post about its impact on the way developers write code. The contents might surprise you.

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