Field Notes

Exploring what becomes possible.

Open experiments
Things I'm testing right now. Each started with a question.

I use experiments to answer questions I can't answer by thinking about them.

Build something. Test it. See what happens.

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Drive-through voice ordering concept
Concept image · Voice ordering exploration
EXP 01 · Active experiment

Can AI take a drive-through order without making the experience worse?

Realtime voice · Restaurant ordering

Testing whether realtime AI can keep a conversation natural, maintain a valid restaurant order and know when to involve a person.

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RuView's upstream demo visualisation, not Paul's test results
RuView demo by ruvnet · Not my test results
EXP 02 · Starting

Can Wi-Fi count people in a room?

Wi-Fi CSI · Spatial sensing

Can Wi-Fi count people in a room? I'm investigating RuView's claims, starting with an empty room and one person. No test results yet.

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ComfyUI workflow for the podcast studio experiment
ComfyUI setup · Podcast studio experiment
EXP 03 · Starting

Can AI turn an off-the-cuff conversation into a finished podcast?

Frontier models · Audio · Editorial AI

Testing editorial judgement, not just audio processing. Source selection and all production tests are still ahead.

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The interesting part is what survives
contact with reality.

  1. 01 / Build

    Make enough to answer the question.

  2. 02 / Test

    See what happens when people use it.

  3. 03 / Decide

    Continue, change it, or stop.

Experiment log

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