by Scott Howard Swain | Feb 10, 2026 | AI, All Articles, LLM, Politics, Voluntaryism |
Work in progress. As genius and forward-thinking as I consider Asimov to be, I see some holes in his “Three (now 4) Laws of Robotics.” First, I’ll list his latest version and then my proposed version. Asimov’s Three Laws of Robotics A robot may...
by Scott Howard Swain | Feb 9, 2026 | AGI, AI, All Articles, Corruption, EQ, Health, LLM, Machine Learning, ML, PEP, Politics, Practical Empathy Book, Relationships |
From “You can’t get real therapy from an AI” from Joe Bipolar Cynic to “Health Advisory: Use of generative AI chatbots and wellness applications for mental health” from the American Psychological Association (APA), what I hear is...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jan 28, 2026 | AGI, AI, All Articles, Business, Corruption, LLM, Machine Learning, ML, Politics |
Short answer: “No. I believe all the primary/foundation models are pretty similar in their ‘intelligence’ level.” Explanation: Models I use: GPT 5.2, Sonnet 4.5, and Gemini 3 Pro and Flash in my “AgentAutoFlow” framework that runs...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jan 26, 2026 | All Videos, V-Biz, V-EQ, V-PEP, V-Relationships |
6 minute video on how “multitasking” affects the brain. Direct YouTube link: https://youtu.be/OYJUP2SggRk video created with the help of AI tools Summary Exploring how multitasking and technological distractions, often called...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jan 26, 2026 | All Videos, V-Biz, V-EQ, V-PEP, V-Relationships |
13 minute video on how “multitasking” affects the brain. Direct YouTube link: https://youtu.be/z_WHmF2y33g video created with the help of AI tools Summary Research indicates that true multitasking is a myth because the human brain is architecturally...
by Scott Howard Swain | Jan 13, 2026 | AI, All Articles, Coding Assistants, LLM, Machine Learning |
Phase 1: Veteran Coder Early teens: Geekin on 8-bit computers; Vic 20 and C64, making games.1995-2017: Full-stack freelancing: Mostly web/database SAAS. Phase 2: Machine Learning Pioneer 2018-2021: Codification of cognitive empathy combined with SQL and huge amounts...
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 29, 2025 | AGI, AI, All Articles, Business, Corruption, LLM, Machine Learning, ML, Politics |
For nearly a decade, the “Attention Is All You Need” paper defined the laws of artificial intelligence. The Transformer architecture was the hammer, and every problem was a nail. But as we close out 2025, the era of “peak Transformer” is behind us. We are no longer...
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 29, 2025 | AGI, AI, All Articles, Business, Corruption, LLM, Machine Learning, ML, Politics |
Rarely do I see people talking about exponential growth of AI capability and few talk about any kind of growth. Maybe I’m hanging out with the wrong people? Too many seem to base their predictions on current state of the art with barely a hat tip to the increase...
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 28, 2025 | AGI, AI, All Articles, Business, Corruption, LLM, Machine Learning, ML, Politics |
For nearly a decade, the “Attention Is All You Need” paper defined the laws of artificial intelligence. The Transformer architecture was the hammer, and every problem was a nail. But as we close out 2025, the era of “peak Transformer” is behind...
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 23, 2025 | AI, All Articles, Coding Assistants, LLM, Machine Learning |
A couple quotes that caught my eye today: “We are dangerously confusing computational speed with legal reasoning. While AI can be extraordinarily useful, it cannot replace the reasoning of educated, experienced lawyers. The fact is that AI only simulates...
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 13, 2025 | AI, All Articles, Coding Assistants, LLM, Machine Learning |
“An interesting trend I’m seeing is that some of the most elite teams are abandoning AI coding altogether.” I hear this is happening in some companies and figure it is because:(a) They either started too soon (before LLMs were smart enough;(b) They...
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 13, 2025 | All Videos, V-AI, V-EQ, V-Parenting, V-PEP, V-Relationships, V-Voluntaryism |
Max Torres and Scott Howard Swain talk about Practical Empathy, including Scott’s Practical Empathy Practice system and the A Practical EmPath: Rewire Your Mind book by Scott Howard Swain. Direct YouTube link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pnHTPV6P5Ns Scott...
by Scott Howard Swain | Dec 5, 2025 | All Articles, Business, Culture, EQ, Life, Parenting, PEP, Relationships |
After 35+ years studying human behavior, 20+ years doing the Practical Empathy Practice (PEP), and some dabbling in evolutionary biology/psychology/sociology, I’ve come to the conclusion that we’re naturally wired to help each other. Your daily acts of...
by Scott Howard Swain | Nov 15, 2025 | All Videos, V-Biz, V-EQ, V-PEP, V-Relationships |
7 minute video (see below) on Chapter 23 – Slowing down time from the A Practical EmPath: Rewire Your Mind book by Scott Howard Swain. Direct YouTube link: https://youtu.be/pMH4xhYFosE AND a 10 minute 2-person talk on same:...
by Scott Howard Swain | Nov 9, 2025 | AI, All Articles, Coding Assistants, LLM, Machine Learning |
Want a free customizable AI coding team? Use it to create new apps or make changes/additions to existing ones. This set of instructions (markdown files) enhances and extends the modes/agents that come with many coding agent/asisstants (or make your own). The...
by Scott Howard Swain | Nov 7, 2025 | All Articles, Health, Life |
Health Risks: Dextrose and Maltodextrin List 1: Common Issues (Both Dextrose & Maltodextrin) – Rapid blood sugar/insulin spikes: Both have high glycemic index (dextrose ~100, maltodextrin 85–105+), driving sharp glucose and insulin rises followed by...
by Scott Howard Swain | Nov 7, 2025 | All Articles, Health, Life |
Riesgos para la Salud: Dextrosa y Maltodextrina Lista 1: Problemas Comunes (Tanto Dextrosa como Maltodextrina) – Picos rápidos de azúcar en sangre/insulina: Ambas tienen índice glucémico alto (dextrosa ~100, maltodextrina 85–105+), provocando aumentos bruscos de...
by Scott Howard Swain | Oct 9, 2025 | AI, All Articles, Coding Assistants, LLM, Machine Learning |
Yay there are many to choose from! If you work in VS Code, the one that stands out for me is Roo Code. Some things I love about it: (1) Free – you just plug the API keys in for whatever models you wan to use. The only limits come from the models through API. (2)...
by Scott Howard Swain | Oct 8, 2025 | All Articles, Health, Life |
Originalmente escrito en 2021 después de poco más de 2 años del estilo de vida de abajo. Se actualiza seguido conforme aprendo más. ¡Sube de nivel tu salud! ¡Gracias por tener interés en esta nueva perspectiva de un estilo de vida milenario de meter comida al hocico!...
by Scott Howard Swain | Oct 8, 2025 | All Articles, Health, Life |
Originally written in 2021 after a little over 2 years of the lifestyle routine below. Updated often as I learn more. Health level up! Thanks for having interest in this new take on a millennia-old pie-hole stuffing lifestyle! Before refined grains. Before Nestle and...
by Scott Howard Swain | Oct 7, 2025 | AGI, AI, All Articles, Business, Economics, Liberty, LLM, Machine Learning, ML, Politics, Voluntaryism |
Let’s talk about AI trainers “stealing” people’s data or creations. If your child sits in front of YouTube learning how to pair photons using Swain’s Wobulation Theorem, invents wormholes, and goes on to get mega rich by commercializing...
by Scott Howard Swain | Oct 5, 2025 | All Articles, Liberty, Life, Privacy, Voluntaryism |
Originally written 2016. Updated often. “I want to have snoop-free online communication. Should I go with Telegram or Signal?” Before you go any further: There is no app you can use on your phone or computer that will give you 100% privacy. Much evidence...
by Scott Howard Swain | Aug 31, 2025 | All Videos, V-Biz, V-EQ, V-PEP, V-Relationships |
6 minute video (see below) on Chapter 22 – Manipulation from the A Practical EmPath: Rewire Your Mind book by Scott Howard Swain. Direct YouTube link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=jemvtFpIO44 AND a 14 minute 2-person talk on same:...
by Scott Howard Swain | Aug 31, 2025 | All Videos, V-Biz, V-EQ, V-PEP, V-Relationships |
6 minute video (see below) on Chapter 21 – Can Positivity Cause Harm from the A Practical EmPath: Rewire Your Mind book by Scott Howard Swain. Direct YouTube link: https://youtube.com/watch?v=OdamkT9VOSw AND a 12 minute 2-person talk on...
by Scott Howard Swain | Aug 15, 2025 | All Videos, V-Biz, V-EQ, V-PEP, V-Relationships |
6 minute video (see below) on Chapter 20 – Leadership from the A Practical EmPath: Rewire Your Mind book by Scott Howard Swain. Direct YouTube link: https://youtu.be/Tby5SJtTmYg 17 minute 2-person talk on Chapter 20 – Leadership from the A Practical EmPath: Rewire...
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