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Why do LLMs hallucinate?
A practical look at why LLMs hallucinate, and what you can do about it (spoilers, "more prompts, more training" isn't the answer).
Engineering,Art,& Language
From semiotic processing to drive ethical, sustainable AI to tools-driven game design, Sayre Blake is a systems engineer, founder, author, CEO, and maker pushing the bounds of interactive technology that puts people first.
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Things I'm Involved In
Structured soft-skills learning built around practice, human-authored goals, and useful feedback.
CompanyFounding member and studio designer
Jade Ember Studios
An independent studio collective making games, stories, and accessible tools for creators and adventurers.
Art & MakingArtist and Creator
Witch Cove Crafts
I gotta do something to satisfy my artist side! How-tos, stories, and oddball essays drenched in retro-VHS flavor on a whenever-the-hell-I-have-time schedule (roughly 2-4 times a year right now). Check out the latest below and subscribe to stay updated!
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Jade Ember Studios
Introducing FleXss: CSS and Flexbox-style UI for Unity
FleXss brings stylesheets, design tokens, theming, and modern layout workflows to Unity through one renderer-independent UI framework.
Sayre Blake
Why do LLMs hallucinate?
A practical look at why LLMs hallucinate, and what you can do about it (spoilers, "more prompts, more training" isn't the answer).
Break It Down Show
Sayre Blake - SkillSaige and AI as a Coprocessor
A return to Break It Down Show with Pete A. Turner and Brad Hutchings to examine language models as coprocessors and the case for more humane, sustainable AI systems.
Her Success Story
Rethinking AI in Business: Beyond the Hype with Sayre Blake
A conversation with Ivy Slater about building where art meets engineering, using AI with discipline, keeping teams lean, and choosing investors with intention.
Mike Schiano In the Queue
AI Powered Training—Businesses Need More Than Chatbots
A practical conversation with Mike Schiano about bounded AI, repeatable workplace practice, and why chatbots and passive training rarely create behavior change on their own.
Sayre Blake
Computerized Screaming Void of the Collective Human Subconscious (Now a Subscription!)
“We’ve made a computerized screaming void of the collective human subconscious. Would you like to talk to it?” What LLMs become when you take a step back, and why it's actually not that scary in the light.