Bill McNamee 10/13/26 Bill McNamee 10/13/26

Chats with G: Are LLMs Getting Worse at Writing?

Are large language models (LLMs) actually getting worse at writing, or are their default voices becoming more conventional? A conversation about AI writing drift, model collapse, human expertise, and why the future may belong to humans and AI working together.

Bill McNamee 9/29/26 Bill McNamee 9/29/26

Doodles

I used to doodle all the time. With an iPad and Zen Brush, a few spare minutes could turn into faces, shapes, lines, or whatever happened along the way. More than a decade later, I still have them. Here are some of my doodles.

Bill McNamee 9/8/26 Bill McNamee 9/8/26

Cannery Row

John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row is a warm, funny, and deeply human novel built around a place and the collection of people who call it home. More than eighty years after its publication, it remains one of my favorite Steinbeck novels and a place I enjoy returning to.

Bill McNamee 8/18/26 Bill McNamee 8/18/26

Love Potion at Hogwarts

What happens when a Ravenclaw and a Slytherin use Generative AI to visit Hogwarts together? Using real photographs as visual references, I created a series of images inspired by years of Harry Potter fandom and cosplay, only this time the costumes, location, and magic were digital.

Bill McNamee 7/28/26 Bill McNamee 7/28/26

The Rules Change | The Art Doesn't

Sometimes the best creative lessons come from unexpected places. A vintage photography handbook from 1964 offers an unexpected reminder that while cameras and technology evolve, the fundamentals of great photography remain timeless.

Bill McNamee 7/14/26 Bill McNamee 7/14/26

Chats with G: Responsible Use of AI

As Artificial Intelligence advances toward AGI and, eventually, ASI, responsible use becomes as important as technological progress. This conversation explores the principles, guidelines, and workflows that keep human judgment, accountability, and creativity at the center of AI-assisted work.