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Lown – AI
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Welcome to Lown – AI Lown AI is your private, personal AI assistant—hosted by me, built with open-source tech, and trained to be helpful without harvesting your soul or your search history. This is no cloud-based mystery box; it’s a real-time, local AI experience embedded directly on this site. Need Help Getting Started? Don’t just…
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Google Gemini Is Free for Students Through 2026. Here’s Why That Matters
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Every once in a while, a tech company makes a move that’s actually useful. Not “look what we did” useful, but this could seriously help people useful. This is one of those moves. If you’re a student right now — high school, college, whatever — Google just dropped a gift in your lap: Gemini Advanced,…
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MCP Servers: The Missing Link Between Today’s Automation and Tomorrow’s AI Workforce
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In our previous exploration of how API calls and cron jobs are quietly reshaping work, we identified a crucial insight: the companies building robust automation infrastructure today are laying the foundation for seamless AI integration tomorrow. But there’s been a missing piece in this puzzle—a bridge between the world of traditional APIs and the emerging…
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The Future of Work is Quietly Being Decided by API Calls and Cron Jobs
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While executives debate AI strategy in boardrooms and pundits speculate about mass unemployment, the real transformation of work is happening in the shadows—one API endpoint at a time, one scheduled script at a time. The future isn’t being architected by grand pronouncements or billion-dollar acquisitions. It’s being quietly assembled by developers connecting services, automating workflows,…
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Deep-Live-Cam: How I Built a Real-Time Deepfake Camera (and Why That Should Worry You)
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The Setup Let’s get this part out of the way: I didn’t go full hacker mode. There was no blinking green terminal or mysterious code flying by like some Netflix dramatization. My setup was far more pedestrian—and that’s exactly what makes it scary. The project was titled Deep-Live-Cam, and at its core, it was about…
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AI Won’t Save You, But It Can Help You: A Personal and Professional Look at Responsible AI Use
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Artificial intelligence is not magic. It’s not evil, either. It’s a mirror, a megaphone, and occasionally a bullhorn duct-taped to a Roomba speeding toward a moral gray area. And unless you’ve been living under a rock without WiFi, you’ve probably seen just how pervasive and persuasive these tools are becoming in both personal and professional…
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Happy Birthday Amanda!
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Tomorrow’s not just any day… it’s Amanda’s day. I wanted to do something a little different this year. Not just a card. Not just flowers. Something that bloomed from the heart like she always does. So I built her a site. Not for clout or clicks. Just because she deserves something permanent, something beautiful, something…
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Local vs. Machine-Fed AI: A Test of Model Quality
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In the ever-evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, one of the biggest questions remains: how do locally run models compare to cloud-based, machine-fed ones? As AI technology becomes more accessible, enthusiasts and professionals alike are experimenting with models that can be hosted entirely on personal machines rather than relying on the computational power of cloud providers.…
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Harnessing AI for Everyday Life: Understanding Its Strengths and Biases
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Artificial intelligence has become an invaluable tool in daily life, helping us automate tasks, generate ideas, and even manage emotions. However, while AI can be an effective assistant, it’s crucial to understand its biases and limitations to use it responsibly and effectively. AI as a Cognitive Amplifier, Not a Replacement One of AI’s greatest strengths…
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Welcome to JoshuaLown.org – Plus, Introducing Lown AI!
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I’m excited to officially launch JoshuaLown.org, a new platform where I’ll be sharing my work, projects, and insights on AI, automation, data, and technology. This site will serve as a hub for everything I’m working on, from AI development to contact center innovations and beyond. But that’s not all—I’m also launching Lown AI, my own…
