The AI Dustup Is Just Beginning And I Feel Fine

 March 1, 2026

   In the pre-dawn of the AI revolution, it's still a little too dark to see, but a couple things seem apparent to me. One is, graphic artificial intelligence is amazing, but still a little crude. So far, I think I can spot it every single time. When it comes to Old West subjects it has a penchant for bad hats (actually, accurate hats from the wrong era) and phony approximations that look too mechanical.

   That said, I sure would like to see an AI application make this move.

Daily Whip Out: "Dusty Faces In The Crowd"

Staying Ahead of The Curve

   When it comes to AI, are we ahead of the curve, or are we right behind the eight ball? There is a certain thing that AI can do that is crazy good, and then there are things yet to be discovered.

   Something on the trail made Mickey's mule Tú come up short. 

Daily Whip Out: "Dead Ahead"

   Meanwhile, up north a powerful dream is unfolding.

Daily Whip Out: "Sitting Bull's Dream"

   Sometimes when I look up it makes me very happy.

Mucho Hats Hung On The Ceiling

   I love this analogy by one of the sharpest minds of our era. If you love sports, at the end of the day, we are all rooting for laundry.

Rooting for Laundry

   "Love my team, even though we know, of course, they're not really teams. We block that out. We have to. Players go to different teams. Teams go to different cities. The uniform is the only constant. Why am I yelling, 'Go, New York, go!' at a guy from East Illinois that'll be playing in Phoenix next season? That's sports. The uniform is the only constant. We just want our clothes to beat the clothes from the other city. We're rooting for laundry. That's really all sports is. If a player leaves your team, then comes back and plays against your team? The hostility. 'Booo. . .Different shirt.' Exact same human being.'I hate this guy. He's in a different shirt.'

—Jerry Seinfeld, Is This Anything?