Chris Horn
chrisjhorn.bsky.social
Chris Horn
@chrisjhorn.bsky.social
Retired entrepreneur
A novice 3D printer user, I was excited to discover my printer software can build a printable model from just a photo or text prompt. I thought I was going to have to build some models in Blender, then sculpt in the clothing I wanted and multires the details — but no, that’s the old-fashioned way..
September 2, 2026 at 6:55 PM
A tribute to Tom Thomson, Canadas greatest landscape painter youtu.be/DK9T-YuuLLk
The Tom Thomson enigma #canada #painting #unsolvedmystery #arthistory #digitalfilm
YouTube video by Finn Connery
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August 22, 2026 at 9:56 PM
Reposted by Chris Horn
Wildlife presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies aged 85
Wildlife presenter and comedian Bill Oddie dies aged 85
Tributes have been paid to the wildlife TV presenter and comedian, Bill Oddie, who has died, aged 85.
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July 27, 2026 at 7:35 PM
A 23 min video using AI on rewinding from today back to 1600s Rome, to interview #Caravaggio, #Baglione, Minitti and Mattei on "The Taking of Christ". Master of light and shadow—some call him the father of cinematography,, but using oil and lead paints. #art #painters youtu.be/EqeiOcnXPPY
Caravaggio: The Taking Of Christ #caravaggio #thetakingofchrist #arthistory #ireland #painting
YouTube video by Finn Connery
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July 16, 2026 at 7:25 AM
I've just started experimenting with creating historical videos for YouTube, on well-known paintings, using AI tools. My AI avatar, Finn, rewinds time to interview famous artists and also some of the people who knew them at the time. So far, just da Vinci and Caravaggio. Feedback appreciated..
July 14, 2026 at 10:34 AM
Is the Turing Test narcissistic -- is GenAI a different intelligence? That Australian government LLM trial, Wall St scepticism on LLM returns, and Altera's agent civilisation - my column in today's Irish Times

www.irishtimes.com/business/inn... (behind paywall) #GenAI #LLM #Turing
Will GenAI technology ever justify the heavy investment being made?
With humans outperforming the technology in a recent exploratory trial, equipping such systems with the autonomy to carry out their own actions raises questions of practicality, ethics and philosophy
www.irishtimes.com
September 26, 2024 at 10:46 AM