Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 22/08/2025Fascinating article by @charlottetobitt.bsky.social about a “journalist” writing made up stories with genAI and getting through onto high profile publications. @caseynewton.bsky.social would love to hear your take in a Hard Fork episode… (wink wink nudge nudge) pressgazette.co.uk/publishers/d...pressgazette.co.ukWired and Business Insider remove 'AI-written' freelance articlesWired and Business Insider have removed freelance articles over concerns they were written by AI under a fake name. 010
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 03/04/2025Jealous of the husband, who’s running a #photography workshop with one of his mentors. www.eventbrite.com/e/architectu... #Londoneventbrite.comArchitectural Photography Walk and Workshop on the River Thames in LondonCapture striking architectural images on a guided workshop along the Thames, led by experts. Learn, shoot, and refine your skills! 050
Reposted by Pilar OrtiNick Bloom @nickbloom.bsky.social · 18/03/2025CALL FOR PAPERS: Brexit Conference, London, May 15, 2025. Hosted at Queen Mary and Westfield College, London. Themes including labor markets, investment, innovation, trade and political economy. Submit by March 30th here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F... 0134
Reposted by Pilar OrtiMark Kilby @markkilby.com · 08/03/2025An interesting experiment from a friend @pilarorti.bsky.social - Reflections on Co-writing with a Bot open.substack.com/pub/spiralli...open.substack.comReflections on Co-writing with a BotIt’s been over a year now since I published The Remote Worker’s Guide to Time Management, which I co-wrote with ChatGPT. Here are some things I learned through the process. 001
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 06/03/2025Meanwhile, good things keep happening: “A new part of the immune system has been discovered and it is a goldmine of potential antibiotics”. www.bbc.com/news/article...bbc.comScientists discover new part of the immune systemNew part of the immune system - hidden inside our bodies - could be used to make new antibiotics. 020
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 20/02/2025I finally managed a short post! spirallingcreativity.substack.com/p/community-...spirallingcreativity.substack.comCommunity - based Knowledge Base and Playing with ProcreateA much shorter post for today ( with a wink to Mark), with a different kind of tech-based experience. 000
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 16/02/2025Playing with Procreate for future Pilates based content… 100
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 07/02/2025My latest updates, working with four genAIs and a random pic - today’s Spiralling Creativity post. spirallingcreativity.substack.com/p/writing-in...spirallingcreativity.substack.comWriting in Parallel with 4 Bots and other updatesEarlier this week I found myself editing a chapter using four LLMs in parallel. 000
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 02/02/2025If I’d gone out later this morning, I would have made more Vitamin D. But then I would have missed this: 030
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 26/01/2025Ok, so AI companies can create chatbots that reason like humans, but you can't change the email account associated with your accounts? What?????? Both with Claude AI and ChatGPT... hmmm... 010
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 22/01/2025Five things I was up to (and still am!) last week. spirallingcreativity.substack.com/p/spiralling...spirallingcreativity.substack.comSpiralling Five Timesstuff I'm doing or thinking about 000
Reposted by Pilar OrtiSharon O'Dea @sharonodea.com · 19/01/2025Any product management folks in my network available asap for a short term gig? Remote but UK only. Ideally have experience with intranets (even better, SharePoint). Slide into my DMs if so. 6823
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 19/01/2025“Our books teach us what they want to be as we go along.” - Ink in your Veins ep 478 #writing You nailed it, @rachaelherron.bsky.social ! This is so true, all my books change focus and structure half way through! 121
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 16/01/2025I'm thinking of signing up to Gemini Advanced to try its Deep Research feature. Any thoughts? (I know I can sign up free for a month, but wanted to see how others are using it and how it's useful.) 000
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 14/01/2025I'm looking for first-draft readers for two books related to remote work. A bit more information here: www.virtualnotdistant.com/coming-soonvirtualnotdistant.comComing Soon — Virtual not Distant 021
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 13/01/2025I keep hearing how AI lacks humanity, but Anthropic’s last year showed that “current Al models can engage in what we call "alignment faking": strategically engaging in aligned or misaligned behavior depending on whether the model suspects its actions will go unnoticed.” Sounds pretty human to me. 120
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 12/01/2025Today's dilemma: for my Pilates cert case-study: shall I audio record a class, and then transcribe-genAI it (feed transcript of each exercise to Claude to generate bullet points) or shall I sit a the computer and type instructions for each exercise? I love the simplicity of my new life... 000
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 07/01/2025"It was three in the morning, the time when nightmares laugh side by side with reality." #quotes From "The Power of No" by Claudia Azula Altucher and James Altucher 000
Reposted by Pilar OrtiNiall Gavin @niallgavinuk.bsky.social · 04/01/2025@fionamcbride.bsky.social Seen this?>>>> 153
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 06/01/2025“Knowledge is knowing that tomato is a fruit; wisdom is knowing not to put it in a fruit salad.” - From Strength to Strength by Arthur C Brooks A book with a lot of wisdom, recommended to me by @markkilby.com #wisdom #quotes 121
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 06/01/2025“Social isolation refers to objectively being alone, having few relationships or infrequent social contacts; loneliness refers to subjectively feeling alone, or the discrepancy between one’s desired level of connection and one’s actual level.” Yet many organisational initiatives address the former… 100
Reposted by Pilar OrtiSanti Garcia @santigarcia.bsky.social · 16/12/2024Data from France, Spain, and US from 2003 to 2018 show that inflows of foreign workers have a weak and mostly non-significant effect on the job-finding and job-separation rates of native workers. #FutureOfWork 022
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 12/12/2024Listening back to today's episode brought parasocial relationships to mind. It really felt like the guest and I shared a history - no wonder, he's been listening to the show since 2016! www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/con...virtualnotdistant.comWLP371 Using Frameworks for Connection and Back to Basics — Virtual not DistantListener Richard de Villiers reached out to Pilar after hearing the episode on the 3 A’s of Connection. He has plenty to say on the subject of connection in remote teams, and bridging the gap betwee... 010
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 03/12/2024My latest podcast guest is co-creating an intimate co-living experience for in Rumania for digital nomads and remote workers, in March 2025. If this sounds of interest, check out episode 370 of 21st Century Work Life podcast or have a look at the summary. www.virtualnotdistant.com/podcasts/exp...virtualnotdistant.comWLP370 A Curated Experience in Romania for Digital Nomads and Remote Professionals — Virtual not DistantIn this episode, Pilar interviews Andreea Gătin an event and community manager who is organising a unique experience for digital nomad and remote workers in Romania. Andreea discusses her goals for th... 110
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 01/12/2024Being married to a street photographer is rubbing off! #stjamespark #london #arealblackswan 091
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 30/11/2024So glad to hear this! I feel like long-form writing is punished when external links demote posts. 020
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 26/11/2024A must listen for all - and do share with those who are unaware that these types of scams, and many others are going on. 000
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 21/11/2024Learning for today: The Wikipedia page on Remote Work is worth checking out for its vast list of references, to take a chapter on working from home beyond my little bubble and common discourse…https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Remote_work 030
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 18/11/2024Brilliant article on loneliness in #remoteteams by Rachel Montañez on HBR. hbr.org/2024/03/figh...hbr.orgFighting Loneliness on Remote TeamsRemote work offers many benefits, but the lack of community – compared to in-person environments – can cause some workers to feel isolated and lonely. These feelings can impact job performance, someti... 040
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 14/08/2023I took out from the library the book “Advice from a Blob”. I wanted to know more about the author, so I googled them, and found this. youtu.be/9GZEPiF2Fd0 I’m sure I’m late to the party, as always, but this is beautiful! 000
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 13/08/2023Anyone heard of what’s happening over at T2 social? Do you think any of these Twitter-like platforms are going to take off, or will we all have to move to TikTok now that you can post text? 000
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 11/08/2023Working on Trello for Podcasters - the comic. No idea of what I’m doing, but it’s fun, and looks cute! 010
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 09/08/2023Every time I start reading the book Digital Minimalism, I get the urge to check my phone! 010
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 06/08/2023I’d like to create a 2024 diary featuring my creation Happy Daisy. I’m looking for templates for Affinity Publisher, for example with one page per day, with the date at the top. Any suggestions? I’ve done a google search but can’t find anything… 000
Pilar Orti @pilarorti.bsky.social · 05/08/2023New logo for the Management Café podcast. Just like chatting to a friend sitting in a café. 040