https://davidspringsteed.com/feed.html Articles and observations from davidspringsteed.com on design, visual culture, AI, useful references, and things worth noticing. en-us Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/the-power-bill-is-starting-to-shape-creative-ai.html https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/the-power-bill-is-starting-to-shape-creative-ai.html Tue, 16 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Texas and the Department of Energy are treating AI data centers as a power-and-water problem at the same time Adobe is pushing more creative AI back onto local machines. Creative AI Adobe Data Centers Local AI Electricity Grid Graphic Design https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/anthropic-fable-5-mythos-shutdown-government-order.html https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/anthropic-fable-5-mythos-shutdown-government-order.html Sun, 14 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Anthropic says the US directive tied to a narrow jailbreak concern did not justify a full global shutdown of Fable 5 and Mythos 5. AI Policy Anthropic Frontier AI Export Controls National Security https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/adobes-next-ai-move-might-run-on-your-desk.html https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/adobes-next-ai-move-might-run-on-your-desk.html Sat, 13 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The interesting AI split right now is not just bigger data centers. It is Adobe and NVIDIA pushing more creative review and editing back onto local machines. Design Tools Adobe Local AI Creative Hardware Data Centers https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/adobe-is-turning-ai-into-art-direction.html https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/adobe-is-turning-ai-into-art-direction.html Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT The interesting part of Adobe's recent Firefly push is not bigger prompts. It is the move toward sliders, markup, and agent workflows that let designers steer the work. Design Tools Adobe Firefly Creative Agents Art Direction Graphic Design https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/gemma-4-makes-local-ai-feel-usable.html https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/gemma-4-makes-local-ai-feel-usable.html Fri, 12 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Google's new Gemma 4 work is not just another model announcement. Local AI Gemma 4 Google AI Edge On-Device AI https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/when-the-ai-bill-eats-the-labor-savings.html https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/when-the-ai-bill-eats-the-labor-savings.html Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Some companies are finding out that heavy AI use can get expensive fast. AI Costs Token Usage Enterprise AI https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/dominos-ai-works-because-it-has-one-job.html https://davidspringsteed.com/feed/dominos-ai-works-because-it-has-one-job.html Thu, 11 Jun 2026 12:00:00 GMT Domino's latest AI work is not trying to replace the whole restaurant. Restaurant AI Domino's Customer Experience