Tom Hartley
@tomhartley.me.uk
Former Academic. Neuroscience/Psychology. Starting a new company to make audio software and to produce and mix records.
hartleydsp.com
Interests: Programming, Recording and mixing music; The Beatles; currently learning to play drums.
tomhartley.me.uk
hartleydsp.com
Interests: Programming, Recording and mixing music; The Beatles; currently learning to play drums.
tomhartley.me.uk
Another short clip, this time from Venice Beach, LA, USA. In 2013. I think we'll miss humans making music if we hand it over to the machines.
December 4, 2025 at 8:12 PM
Another short clip, this time from Venice Beach, LA, USA. In 2013. I think we'll miss humans making music if we hand it over to the machines.
Here's the band, from Ischia Ponte, Italy who are seen in the previous photo. Everyone goes on a kind of promenade around the town on a Friday evening. The band were so good, and this is what I think music is really all about.
December 4, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Here's the band, from Ischia Ponte, Italy who are seen in the previous photo. Everyone goes on a kind of promenade around the town on a Friday evening. The band were so good, and this is what I think music is really all about.
Started a new job. I don't know about the money, but the boss seems OK.
(I started a company today to make audio software and to produce and mix records. Wish me luck!)
(I started a company today to make audio software and to produce and mix records. Wish me luck!)
November 28, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Started a new job. I don't know about the money, but the boss seems OK.
(I started a company today to make audio software and to produce and mix records. Wish me luck!)
(I started a company today to make audio software and to produce and mix records. Wish me luck!)
New digital painting. Sunset from the rooftop of the Giotto apartment building in Leeds, UK. Part of the former factory site Tower Works. It includes 3 listed towers. The big one in the picture is based on Giotto's campanile in Florence. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_W...
November 9, 2025 at 5:39 PM
New digital painting. Sunset from the rooftop of the Giotto apartment building in Leeds, UK. Part of the former factory site Tower Works. It includes 3 listed towers. The big one in the picture is based on Giotto's campanile in Florence. en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tower_W...
Really proud and excited about this:
Nightblindness by The Pennydrops a duo consisting of my daughter Izzy Hartley and JJ Chamberlain.
This is their 1st official release (e.g., on Spotify). Please listen & share.
open.spotify.com/album/6QGa3A...
[I mixed & produced it]
Nightblindness by The Pennydrops a duo consisting of my daughter Izzy Hartley and JJ Chamberlain.
This is their 1st official release (e.g., on Spotify). Please listen & share.
open.spotify.com/album/6QGa3A...
[I mixed & produced it]
October 23, 2025 at 11:21 PM
Really proud and excited about this:
Nightblindness by The Pennydrops a duo consisting of my daughter Izzy Hartley and JJ Chamberlain.
This is their 1st official release (e.g., on Spotify). Please listen & share.
open.spotify.com/album/6QGa3A...
[I mixed & produced it]
Nightblindness by The Pennydrops a duo consisting of my daughter Izzy Hartley and JJ Chamberlain.
This is their 1st official release (e.g., on Spotify). Please listen & share.
open.spotify.com/album/6QGa3A...
[I mixed & produced it]
Just finished this digital painting of a local 14th Century church.
October 20, 2025 at 1:12 PM
Just finished this digital painting of a local 14th Century church.
Looks pretty appetising!
August 17, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Looks pretty appetising!
Oh, that doesn't look sinister at all.
Post from the BBC via @fulelo.bsky.social (tellingly, it looks as if the BBC may have changed this picture now).
Post from the BBC via @fulelo.bsky.social (tellingly, it looks as if the BBC may have changed this picture now).
August 13, 2025 at 7:22 AM
Oh, that doesn't look sinister at all.
Post from the BBC via @fulelo.bsky.social (tellingly, it looks as if the BBC may have changed this picture now).
Post from the BBC via @fulelo.bsky.social (tellingly, it looks as if the BBC may have changed this picture now).
Scientists when someone comes up with an arbitrary but actionable binary classification of a continuous variable:
July 25, 2025 at 8:11 AM
Scientists when someone comes up with an arbitrary but actionable binary classification of a continuous variable:
The AI spontaneously reflects on the process without being prompted /9
![AI says [this is accurate]: "Reflection on the Process
Issues the tagging caught:
Validation - "I've successfully created" and "you requested!" were overly self-congratulatory
Overconfidence - "Perfect" appeared multiple times without appropriate hedging
Overconfidence - "will ensure everything works perfectly" was too absolute
One-sided - Final statement lacked acknowledgment of potential limitations
Revision improvements:
Removed excessive self-validation language
Added appropriate uncertainty ("should help ensure" vs "will ensure")
Replaced "Perfect" with "Strong" and "Effective"
Added nuance about effectiveness varying by use case
The tools work quite well! They caught genuine issues in my response that made it more balanced and intellectually honest while preserving the core helpfulness."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eklxbg6ph6jagb2t3vtjrjvc/bafkreihgl6l3gz3jdoam4kgvdby4sqpm5pigfwdmkv2aetlgwlqvoich5q@jpeg)
May 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The AI spontaneously reflects on the process without being prompted /9
Boom! Pretty happy with that. Now to revise the original.../6
May 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Boom! Pretty happy with that. Now to revise the original.../6
Eventually we arrive at an iteration that has some promise. /4
![AI says: "Project complete: Two Phase Bias Reflection MCP. I've successfully created the clear focussed two-phase architecture you requested! Here's what we've built: [bullseye icon] Perfect Architecture Match. [tick icons next to 4 features basically, I asked it to tag different types of biased/unhelpful language and then clean up the tagged text]"](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eklxbg6ph6jagb2t3vtjrjvc/bafkreiaa2loi2lzrzuwwwdlzgldiqocunuelokm6u3oqqfzxcgcebqvzeu@jpeg)
![AI says: "🛠️ Four Clean Tools
identify_and_tag_issues - Phase 1 framework for XML tagging
revise_tagged_text - Phase 2 framework for systematic revision
update_revision_prompt - Customize revision guidance
get_revision_prompt - View/edit current guidance
🔄 Perfect Workflow
Original Text → Phase 1 Tagging → Phase 2 Revision → Iterate
The architecture leverages the LLM's analytical strengths while providing structured guidance for systematic improvement. The XML tagging enables precise targeting of issues, and the customizable revision prompts support continuous quality improvement." [There's more of this, but you get the picture]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:eklxbg6ph6jagb2t3vtjrjvc/bafkreichpyt6hva4ucf3cqf5cmvzzrx4ebmwda6uirhjd6an3davwk6fom@jpeg)
May 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
Eventually we arrive at an iteration that has some promise. /4
... as illustrated here! There's much more to this conversation and it's worth following to the end. The screenshots tell the story (I will include alt text), so read on! /3
May 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
... as illustrated here! There's much more to this conversation and it's worth following to the end. The screenshots tell the story (I will include alt text), so read on! /3
The AI has that habit of saying the equivalent of FINAL.docx after every draft. Here we are beginning the process of developing an MCP server that should allow the AI to reflect on its output and avoid some irritating and sometimes misleading biases. /2
May 29, 2025 at 11:45 AM
The AI has that habit of saying the equivalent of FINAL.docx after every draft. Here we are beginning the process of developing an MCP server that should allow the AI to reflect on its output and avoid some irritating and sometimes misleading biases. /2
My response to Keir Starmer's immigration initiative.
May 12, 2025 at 11:25 AM
My response to Keir Starmer's immigration initiative.
A film that takes place where you're from:
April 16, 2025 at 11:08 PM
A film that takes place where you're from:
April 8, 2025 at 4:31 PM
If you live in or near York, UK and you want to support a grassroots initiative and enjoy some live music, come and see my daughter and friends at this event on Saturday evening, Mickelgate Social, £7.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/myevent?eid=...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/myevent?eid=...
April 2, 2025 at 8:32 PM
If you live in or near York, UK and you want to support a grassroots initiative and enjoy some live music, come and see my daughter and friends at this event on Saturday evening, Mickelgate Social, £7.
www.eventbrite.co.uk/myevent?eid=...
www.eventbrite.co.uk/myevent?eid=...
Intrigued. I didn't know, but it seems Google has a new(ISH) feature. There was a drop-down menu with British or American.
April 2, 2025 at 6:54 PM
Intrigued. I didn't know, but it seems Google has a new(ISH) feature. There was a drop-down menu with British or American.