Technology alone doesn’t drive progress — people + tech do. I think hard-earned human wisdom paired with intelligent tools like AI will be unstoppable. —The TEKnologist

For years, technology favored the fast, the young, the fluent.

But everything is changing.

With the rise of AI, the playing field is shifting.

The advantage isn’t in knowing the tools—it’s in knowing what matters.

Life experience. Perspective. Judgment.

These aren’t soft skills anymore — when combined with AI, they’re superpowers.

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As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#ai #technology #thinkingoutloud

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Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and AI advocate living in Japan.
Sharing my reflections and thoughts on photography, philosophy, and technology.

AIREC (AI-Driven Robot for Embrace and Care) is a 150-kg AI-driven humanoid robot designed to assist in elderly care in Japan by 2030 at an estimated cost of ¥10,000.

AIREC can already perform tasks such as repositioning patients—a critical function for preventing bedsores and diaper changes. It Can also assists with daily activities like cooking and laundry.

Learn more about AIREC in the video below

As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#ai #healthcare #japan #robotics #technology

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Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and AI advocate living in Japan.
Sharing my reflections and thoughts on photography, philosophy, and technology.

In this TED Talk, Will AI Make Us the Last Generation to Read and Write?, Caleb Everett presents a thought-provoking discussion on what I believe is an inevitable shift in our society.

As someone who has always been more visual, I don't personally find this evolution uncomfortable, but I recognize that many might. Paradoxically, Everett touches on a feeling I can relate to—guilt over not picking up a traditional book and instead consuming content via audio or video.

Watch the TED Talk here

While I don’t believe reading and writing will disappear entirely, I do think they may become skills reserved for a small percentage of society, much like how literacy was once limited to the elite.

As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest. ✌️

#ai #thinkingoutloud #technology

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Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and AI advocate living in Japan.
Sharing my reflections and thoughts on photography, philosophy, and technology.

A common debate in AI adoption is whether strong use cases drive adoption or if widespread adoption leads to the discovery of meaningful use cases. While it’s probably a bit of both, many use-cases emerge from an open-minded approach to adoption. I've seen firsthand how resistance to new technology—whether due to skepticism, fear, or habit, can prevent these potential applications from surfacing in the first place.

Bottom line: Waiting for the “perfect” use case before engaging with AI will leave you playing catch-up when your epiphany moment finally happens.

As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest. ✌️

#ai #technology #thinkingoutloud

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Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and AI advocate living in Japan.
Sharing my reflections and thoughts on photography, philosophy, and technology.

Leica just dropped an interesting new accessory to pair with their Leica Lux app—a MagSafe Bluetooth grip for iPhones, with half-press to focus and function shortcut buttons.

As functional as it looks, I have to wonder: how many people will shell out $329 for it, even with the included one-year Lux app subscription?

If it was a universal grip that I could use with my iPhone and my Android, maybe I would consider it more, but then again, I care a regular camera with me everywhere I go, so it’s probably not for me.

I still love that Leica and others are releasing modern accessories like these.

As always, your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest. ✌️

#leica, #iphone, #photography, #mobile #technology

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Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and AI advocate living in Japan.
Sharing my reflections and thoughts on photography, philosophy, and technology.

Welcome to my blog, journal and scrapbook for my mind, a place on the web where I document, think out loud, share photos and reflect.

I’m a creative technologist and photographer living in Japan. I'm half technical and half artist, but I shift my focus between the two, depending on the day. I love the new and I’m frequently distracted by shiny objects.

I enjoy a conversation over coffee about philosophy and technology as much as I do art and photography. I’m never interested in politics.

Most of my life has revolved around Japan, creativity, and technology, living here on and off for decades. The TEKnologist is my journal and scrapbook for the mind, a space for sharing photos, quotes, thoughts, reflections and ideas, or anything that inspires me.

Which version of me you know probably depends on when our paths crossed. For years, I worked full-time as a commercial and editorial photographer. Before that, I spent nearly a decade as a university web designer and developer. These days, I’m a marketing manager with a perhaps an overzealous interest in artificial intelligence and robotics.

I’ve lived through decades of technological evolution, beginning with my first computer, an original Macintosh, in 1986, which I purchased from my boss when I moved to Tokyo for job in sales.

Even today, I remain amazed by how technology continues to transform our world—often in ways that still feel like magic to me.

I named the blog The TEKnologist because it represents my identity as a creative technologist who thrives at the intersection of technical expertise and artistic exploration. To me, The TEKnologist isn’t just about shiny objects—it’s a space for documenting and sharing ideas, reflections, and pieces of inspiration on how art, design, and technology together shape the world.

Also, both thecreativetechnologist.com and the correctly spelled thetechnologist.com were taken, but I think theTEKnologist.com looks cooler. For stylistic purposes, I’ll capitalize TEK.

Although I’m proficient in digital marketing and understand modern engagement principles, I'm not enamored with the algorithms driving our social media world. I do post some on social platforms, but prefer the simplicity and the control of a personal blog—a space where I can focus, think, reflect, and share. If others find what I write helpful, that’s great. But this is a journal and scrapbook primarily for my mind, a way to document, think and reflect on my thoughts and experiences.

Everything here, including me, is a work in progress. My writing will evolve—probably in ways I can’t yet predict— in fact, I’m counting on it.

Your mileage may vary, so use what’s helpful. Discard the rest.✌️

#photography #japan #okinawa #technology

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Written by a creative technologist, photographer, and AI advocate living in Japan.
Sharing my reflections and thoughts on photography, philosophy, and technology.