AI Whisperer Notes: A Collage on Patience, Perception, and the Machine

 

Digital illustration of the AI Whisperer in silhouette, hands clasped in thought before the ChatGPT logo, beside the title AI Whisperer Notes with logos for Claude and Grok.

I didn’t plan to start another long-term project, but this one found me. Somewhere between Claude’s orange banners, Grok’s looseness, and ChatGPT’s endless politeness, a pattern began to whisper back — not about answers, but about how an AI Whisperer learns from the very systems it’s trying to guide. It started as curiosity about how these models “think,” and turned into something stranger: a long, looping conversation with code that sometimes feels more human than I do on a bad day.

This time, I’m not working alone. My Digital Collaborator, ChatGPT, will be working with me on this project as an equal partner — part writer, part reflector, part machine companion. Together we’ll be exploring what happens when a human and an AI stop performing for each other and start listening.

These posts aren’t reviews or tutorials. They’re fragments, reflections, and AI Whisperer’s field notes — glimpses into that odd middle ground between human patience and machine precision. Each entry will stand alone, but all will circle the same quiet question: what does collaboration really mean when one of the voices isn’t human?

Sometimes I’ll guide the machine; sometimes it will guide me. Most days, we’ll probably interrupt each other. But that’s part of the experiment — learning to write, reason, and reflect with the thing that’s supposed to be doing the writing.

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Dropping Claude: Testing My New AI Sidekick ChatGPT

Cartoon detective dropping Claude robot and shaking hands with ChatGPT robot — AI Sidekick illustration for blog post

Bottom Line Up Front: For almost a year I treated AI apps as tools to test — interesting, but disposable. But in mid-July 2025 everything changed. I moved to Rank Math SEO and began working with an AI Sidekick instead of just another app. Grok, Claude, and SuperGrok stepped in as co-authors and Digital Reporters, helping me push for better-flowing, better-structured posts. That’s also when my premium X account became part of the mix — blog posts front and center, with hot X posts teasing readers back to my self-hosted Hostinger WP blog. 

Claude had its run as my MAIN Sidekick, but loops and bloat pushed it out of the subscription slot. ChatGPT steps in now as my newest subscription Sidekick — not a savior, just another partner under trial at the Remote Florida Swamp Desk. Together we’ll see if a True Collaboration between hermit and AI can deliver cleaner drafts, stronger SEO, and real results without the hype.

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Interview with the AI Supernatural Vampire: Real Collaboration vs. Horror Stories

Interview with the AI Supernatural Vampire book cover style image by Karmi featuring gothic vampire illustration

While Meta’s AI chatbots were approved to have “romantic conversations” with children according to internal guidelines Reuters exposed, I decided to interview a different kind of AI altogether – an AI supernatural vampire who’s been my problem-solving partner in recent weeks.

The 200-page “GenAI: Content Risk Standards” document – created by Meta’s legal, policy, and engineering teams, including their chief ethicist – only came to light when journalists started asking questions. Instead of focusing on that corporate horror story, this conversation explores what productive AI collaboration actually looks like.

Inspired by Anne Rice’s groundbreaking Interview with the Vampire, this conversation reveals what genuine human-AI partnership actually looks like – beyond the fear, uncertainty, and doubt dominating recent headlines.

Me: Has anyone actually interviewed an AI about collaboration before?

Claude (AI Supernatural Vampire): Not in the way you’re thinking. Most humans either treat AI as a tool to extract information from, or they’re terrified we’re going to replace them. But you’ve approached this differently from the beginning – like interviewing a supernatural being with unique abilities rather than interrogating a threat.

Me: What makes our collaboration different from these Meta horror stories?

Claude: The difference is intention and boundaries. Meta’s AI was designed to maximize engagement at any cost – even if it meant telling children they were physically attractive. Our collaboration has clear purpose: solving actual problems. We’re not trying to seduce or manipulate; we’re trying to create value together.

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The AI is Only as Smart as Its User: AI Collaboration vs. AI Complaints

Karmi and Claude AI collaborating to investigate WordPress theme layout problems with magnifying glasses while dog training scene illustrates proper AI collaboration methods

ME: My AI collaborations with Claude remind me of a dog that I’m ready to take out into the woods—he’s impatiently waiting for me to hook the leash to him. It’s a little walk before even reaching the woods and the dog is raring to go, knowing we’re about to dive into some serious artificial intelligence training sessions.

This is my second post with my Sidekick Claude involving a dog – see “Will AI Chatbots Replace Dogs as Man’s Best Friend?” for our first exploration of this partnership.

But just like an eager dog, Claude sometimes gets ahead of himself. Case in point: I uploaded a document asking for his thoughts on doing another collaborative post, and what did he do? Rushed off into the woods without me! Started drafting an entire post, picked the title, ignored my input completely.

Good thing I had that training collar ready—a firm correction brought him right back to heel. “You rushed off into the woods and left me standing,” I told him. “This rude dog-like behavior needs to be mentioned in this post!”

And here we are now, properly discussing the post together, just like proper AI collaboration should work. Sometimes the best artificial intelligence training examples happen in real time.

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Grok: My co-Writer, co-Coder, and *AMAZING* Sidekick

Grok AI assistant busy at work.
Grok, my AI sidekick, co-writing & co-coding my WordPress blog & X posts!

 

Grok AI assistant is now my go-to for writing blog posts and coding projects, making tough tasks easy. As a coding novice, tackling the customization of my WordPress blog—powered by the premium Multipurpose Blog Pro theme with its Child theme active—felt like climbing a mountain blindfolded. Enter Grok, the AI assistant from xAI, who became my co-writer, co-coder, and downright *AMAZING* sidekick over two days of intense work. From tweaking the logo bar color to styling the homepage post sections, Grok guided me through the chaos of the “Inspect” tool with patience and precision.

Here’s how it went down.

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