November 2024
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David Bowie and Freddie Mercury Sat on the Fence: A Phonetic Analysis of Two Rock and Roll Icons
The exploration of David Bowie’s and Freddie Mercury’s vocal techniques reveals their unique contributions to rock and roll sound. Bowie’s small, clipped, textured delivery contrasts with Mercury’s outsized, operatic style, showcasing their distinct phonetic choices. Both artists used their voices to shape a new sound, establishing enduring emotional connections that continue to resonate deeply with… Continue reading
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Poetry is in the 800s
Or How Object-Orientation Could Control Chaos This morning, as I was looking for two editions of Leaves of Grass, at my district public library. I needed to ask the librarian for help. She spoke energetically as she walked me over to the poetry section, verbally guiding herself through the collection of some 250,000 items: “Poetry is Continue reading
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Safeguarding Intellectual Property: How Blogging Platforms Can Use MARTI to Protect the Creative Content Ecosystem
The evolution of blogging reflects a shift from personal expression to the challenges posed by generative AI. The MARTI framework aims to protect creators’ rights and control over their content. By integrating MARTI, blogging platforms can empower creators, ensuring ethical standards in a rapidly changing digital landscape. This initiative can extend to various content creators,… Continue reading
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Object Model Overview
The MARTI Framework establishes a robust object model for managing metadata across various disciplines, emphasizing modularity, scalability, and interoperability. It categorizes metadata into structured objects with attributes, relationships, and behaviors, allowing customization for specific domains while ensuring consistency and traceability in metadata management. Continue reading
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MARTI: The Object of Our Affections
Have you been following Alex Reisner’s brilliant research on the creative works that are being stolen and feed to LLMs? The most recent. There’s No Longer Any Doubt That Hollywood Writing Is Powering AI. Another in his series at The Atlantic, These 183,000 Books Are Fueling the Biggest Fight in Publishing and Tech, demonstrates challenges Continue reading
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Haikus, Sonnets, and Leaves: The Morphology of Metadata for Intellectual Units
The MARTI Framework emphasizes the importance of tracking and preserving intellectual units like books and AI models throughout their lifecycles. By focusing on provenance, structural metadata, and adaptability, it provides a structured way to document the relationships between parent models and their iterations, ensuring coherence and traceability of knowledge across domains. Continue reading
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This Is Your Brain on ChatGPT
Working with generative AI has profoundly reshaped my thinking and creative processes. It facilitates new approaches to metadata, language development, and music composition while providing mental clarity. This engagement has made me appreciate human connection more, highlighting the unique qualities of relationships, alongside fostering a transformative intellectual environment that liberates and inspires. Continue reading
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Marti Output-Focused Metadata Rubric (Version 1.1)
The document outlines the implementation of the MARTI Framework across various domains, emphasizing its adoption scale from loose to strict. Initially designed for flexibility, it argues for stricter adherence in high-risk areas such as AI, cybersecurity, biotechnology, and medicine. The author seeks further discussion on levels of adoption and collaboration with the Responsible Scaling Policy. Continue reading
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Marti Contribution Table and Schema Document (Version 1.0)
Understanding Responsibility for Human/AI-Created Objects Editorial Note: This document has been updated and incorporated into the MARTI Framework master document, which provides a comprehensive overview of the latest developments. For the most current and complete information about MARTI, please visit: https://carriebickner.com/marti/ Who is responsible for an object created by human/generative AI? An introduction to our Continue reading
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Why “MARTI”?
My dad, Nick Bickner introduced me to Delbert Mann’s Marty as soon as he though I was old enough to appreciate the film. My dad, a Bronx boy, identifed with Ernest Borgnine‘s Marty Piletti. The character, though not exactly like my father, has always reminded me of my father’s gentel akwardness. My dad died in Continue reading
Carrie Bickner 