Originally posted by milanbenes
View Post
- Visitors can check out the Forum FAQ by clicking this link. You have to register before you can post: click the REGISTER link above to proceed. To start viewing messages, select the forum that you want to visit from the selection below. View our Forum Privacy Policy.
- Want to receive the latest contracting news and advice straight to your inbox? Sign up to the ContractorUK newsletter here. Every sign up will also be entered into a draw to WIN £100 Amazon vouchers!
Anyone doing anything with AI
Collapse
X
-
Surely something that shouts "Wrong tape dick-head!" at you won't require too much sophistication and "AI" would be overkill. -
I'm NOT a 'developer', but i can see how automation can create 'apps'.Originally posted by Dorkeaux View Post
Well, I did say they were simple use cases to start with. They are progressing quickly.
You saying ".. just code" reminds me of a Mordechai Richler quote: "Did you think of that yourself, or just read it in a book somewhere?".
I don't know if you are working in technology at the moment, but tools are available and used increasingly to do our jobs more quickly and better.
Have a look at Claude. Ask it to fix a piece of troublesome code (that you upload), or write a routine to do something specific.
Or introduduce you to some obscure language or framework.
You still have to understand what it's telling you, but if you can't think of use cases where basic AI could help you or your client, someone else certainly will.
I've worked on automation in mainframe engineering for years and I STILL object to the term 'artificial intelligence'.
IT'S NOT INTELLIGENT.
just like the majority of 'developers'.He who Hingeth aboot, Getteth Hee Haw. https://forums.contractoruk.com/core...ies/smokin.gifComment
-
Which is why those of us that are constantly get our contracts extended, apart from MB, he only gets extensions because he "knows" where the tape store key is kept...Originally posted by sadkingbilly View Post
I'm NOT a 'developer', but i can see how automation can create 'apps'.
I've worked on automation in mainframe engineering for years and I STILL object to the term 'artificial intelligence'.
IT'S NOT INTELLIGENT.
just like the majority of 'developers'.
(Spoiler alert, his mother put it on a piece of wool and he wears it round his neck so he doesn't lose it!)Comment
-
That’s a crazy impressive lineup you’ve got going, sounds like you’re diving into every AI rabbit hole possible. I’ve messed around with ChatGPT and Claude for writing, but my biggest struggle was trying to make the results sound more like me and less like... well, a robot with polite grammar. Been using it to draft newsletter intros and product blurbs, but cleaning up the tone was always the time sink.
To fix that, I’ve started running the generated drafts through a humanizer. Makes a big difference in keeping my style consistent and less robotic, especially when I’m batch-creating content.Last edited by Stevep42; 22 April 2025, 12:40.Comment
-
Geez, where's max headroom when you need him?He who Hingeth aboot, Getteth Hee Haw. https://forums.contractoruk.com/core...ies/smokin.gifComment
- Home
- News & Features
- First Timers
- IR35 / S660 / BN66
- Employee Benefit Trusts
- Agency Workers Regulations
- MSC Legislation
- Limited Companies
- Dividends
- Umbrella Company
- VAT / Flat Rate VAT
- Job News & Guides
- Money News & Guides
- Guide to Contracts
- Successful Contracting
- Contracting Overseas
- Contractor Calculators
- MVL
- Contractor Expenses
Advertisers
Contractor Services
CUK News
- Contractors warned over HMRC charging £3.5 billion too much Yesterday 03:18
- Statutory Sick Pay (SSP) for umbrella company contractors: an April 2026 explainer Feb 5 07:19
- IR35: IT contractors ‘most concerned about off-payroll working rules’ Feb 4 07:11
- Labour’s near-silence on its employment status shakeup is telling, and disappointing Feb 3 07:47
- Business expenses: What IT contractors can and cannot claim from HMRC Jan 30 08:44
- April’s umbrella PAYE risk: how contractors’ end-clients are prepping Jan 29 05:45
- How EV tax changes of 2025-2028 add up for contractor limited company directors Jan 28 08:11
- Under the terms he was shackled by, Ray McCann’s Loan Charge Review probably is a fair resolution Jan 27 08:41
- Contractors, a £25million crackdown on rogue company directors is coming Jan 26 05:02
- How to run a contractor limited company — efficiently. Part one: software Jan 22 23:31

Comment