Re: PhD studies & Recent diagnosis...

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Gryllida,

On Fri, May 29, 2026 at 12:55=E2=80=AFAM Gryllida <[email protected]> wr=
ote:

> Hi Gregory
>
> > I haven=E2=80=99t settled on a subject for my dissertation yet.  One I =
am
> > considering is the nature of consciousness.  The idea is that
> > consciousness could be an emergent property in complex systems.  As we
> > have observed with LLMs many of the things it doesn are unexpected and
> > not specifically programmed. Or possibly to study the larger impact of
> > AI on software development. That last one is more to the point but a
> > bit more pedestrian than the first.
>
> Wow. This is still so broad. I think this depends a lot on the input
> data and the prompt.
>

It is a bit, as I said, I am not sure of what the subject will be quite
yet.  At this point, the ability of AI to do development is "acceptable"
and is, basically, at the point of a junior programmer.  The code it
creates can be a bit sloppy, depending on how much code it has been trained
on in a given language.


> I think actually if you wanted to implement something, then
> you could do way better job than Copilot does. There are many
> non-privacy invasive, not energy consuming things that an AI
> system could do with a desktop.
>
> > Stage 2, bad but recoverable with the right treatment.
>
> All the best with this. Sounded like time to step back and
> reduce the workload. I hope the government that is so notorious for
> expensive medical care can at least somewhat support you in such
> a situation.
>

To me, it's a wake-up call.  This is something I've been meaning to do for
a very long time.  Getting sick has only pushed me to go for it now because
I may not have time later on.   I love learning, so to me, it's a waste

> A 2-3 day workshop would be a lot of fun.
>
> This could be setup as in collaboration with FSF, they probably
> can disseminate link to an online workshop and programme to
> their user lists. Someone would need to come up with a system to
> compile a programme with a list of talks or workshop session
> themes for that.
>

This might be worth exploring.

Regards,
> Gryllida
>

Yours, GC
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Gregory Casamento
GNUstep Lead Developer / Black Lotus, Principal Consultant
http://www.gnustep.org - http://heronsperch.blogspot.com
https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective_c

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<div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"fon=
t-family:monospace,monospace">Gryllida,</div></div><br><div class=3D"gmail_=
quote gmail_quote_container"><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"gmail_attr">On Fri, =
May 29, 2026 at 12:55=E2=80=AFAM Gryllida &lt;<a href=3D"mailto:gryllida@fa=
stmail.fm">[email protected]</a>&gt; wrote:<br></div><blockquote class=
=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rg=
b(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Hi Gregory<br>
<br>
&gt; I haven=E2=80=99t settled on a subject for my dissertation yet.=C2=A0 =
One I am <br>
&gt; considering is the nature of consciousness.=C2=A0 The idea is that <br=
>
&gt; consciousness could be an emergent property in complex systems.=C2=A0 =
As we <br>
&gt; have observed with LLMs many of the things it doesn are unexpected and=
 <br>
&gt; not specifically programmed. Or possibly to study the larger impact of=
 <br>
&gt; AI on software development. That last one is more to the point but a <=
br>
&gt; bit more pedestrian than the first.<br>
<br>
Wow. This is still so broad. I think this depends a lot on the input<br>
data and the prompt.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div><div class=3D"gmai=
l_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace">It is a bit, as I said=
, I am not sure of what the subject will=C2=A0be quite yet.=C2=A0 At this p=
oint, the ability of AI to do development is &quot;acceptable&quot; and is,=
 basically, at the point of a junior programmer.=C2=A0 The code it creates =
can be a bit sloppy, depending on how much code it has been trained on in a=
 given language.</div></div><div>=C2=A0</div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quo=
te" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204=
);padding-left:1ex">
I think actually if you wanted to implement something, then<br>
you could do way better job than Copilot does. There are many <br>
non-privacy invasive, not energy consuming things that an AI <br>
system could do with a desktop.<br>
<br>
&gt; Stage 2, bad but recoverable with the right treatment.<br>
<br>
All the best with this. Sounded like time to step back and<br>
reduce the workload. I hope the government that is so notorious for<br>
expensive medical care can at least somewhat support you in such <br>
a situation.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default" st=
yle=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace">To me, it&#39;s a wake-up call.=C2=
=A0 This is something I&#39;ve been meaning to do for a very long time.=C2=
=A0 Getting sick has only pushed me to go for it now because I may not have=
 time later on.=C2=A0 =C2=A0I love learning, so to me, it&#39;s a waste</di=
v><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace"><b=
r></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex=
;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
&gt; A 2-3 day workshop would be a lot of fun. <br>
<br>
This could be setup as in collaboration with FSF, they probably<br>
can disseminate link to an online workshop and programme to<br>
their user lists. Someone would need to come up with a system to<br>
compile a programme with a list of talks or workshop session<br>
themes for that.<br></blockquote><div><br></div><div class=3D"gmail_default=
" style=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace">This might be worth exploring.<=
/div><div class=3D"gmail_default" style=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace"=
><br></div><blockquote class=3D"gmail_quote" style=3D"margin:0px 0px 0px 0.=
8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">
Regards,<br>
Gryllida<br>
</blockquote></div><div><br clear=3D"all"></div><div><div class=3D"gmail_de=
fault" style=3D"font-family:monospace,monospace">Yours, GC</div></div><span=
 class=3D"gmail_signature_prefix">-- </span><br><div dir=3D"ltr" class=3D"g=
mail_signature"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div dir=3D"ltr"><div><div dir=3D"ltr"><fo=
nt face=3D"monospace">Gregory Casamento<br>GNUstep Lead Developer / Black L=
otus, Principal Consultant<br><a href=3D"http://www.gnustep.org" target=3D"=
_blank">http://www.gnustep.org</a> - <a href=3D"http://heronsperch.blogspot=
.com" target=3D"_blank">http://heronsperch.blogspot.com</a><br></font></div=
></div><div dir=3D"ltr"><font color=3D"#888888" face=3D"monospace"><a href=
=3D"https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective_c" style=3D"color:rgb(17,85=
,204)" target=3D"_blank">https://www.openhub.net/languages/objective_c</a><=
/font></div></div></div></div></div>

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