Making AI Practical and Practicable
Largely discussions of transition and my experience of the tech industry as a trans lady.
Did you know Christmas is a really rotten time to move your family half way around the world? You might suspect it, of course, but until you find yourself either foolish or desperate enough to make an attempt, you have no idea just how bad it is, let me assure…
Hey y’all, exciting news! I’m taking a post-doctoral research position.
I turned 41 earlier this year. That means, by my count, I’ve been playing RPGs for something like 37 years in one form or another. It started with games of pretend, proto-LARPs which ended in a lot of “I hit you!”s and “Nuh-uh!”s. As I got older, my games became…
A short story on the dangers of misapplying generative AI technology, born of a prompt for a writing competition and more than a few at-bats with folks wanting to treat LLMs as a panacea.
This is a short story I wrote for a competition whose theme was queer joy. It’s a fictionalized account of how we settled on my parental title in our little family.
I think that defiance is something worth being proud of, as much for it’s own sake as for the hope that it encourages someone else to be themselves too.
Each year between November 13 – 19, people and organizations around the country participate in Transgender Awareness Week to help increase understanding about transgender people and the issues members of the community face. So, as your resident transgender person, I guess I have to do a thing. One can’t go…
I’m technically Dr. Jordan Thayer. I have a doctorate in the philosophy of computer science, focusing on AI. I have a weird relationship with my doctorate. Sometimes, it’s useful to credential myself: I know a lot about this, look at the letters! Other times, it gets in the way: I…
I didn’t celebrate pride the first few years after I realized I was queer. At first, it was because I was closeted, and well, that’d sort of ruin that wouldn’t it? After I came out though, I still struggled with pride. What would I be proud of, exactly? I’m proud…
I’d like to tell you that being a trans woman doesn’t impact my work. I’d like to tell you that it doesn’t impact my work, but I bump up against it every day. That might seem surprising. I’m a technical person. An Engineer! My whole value proposition is being a…
