Timeline of Sikh Affairs & Experiments with AI
I wrote an AI-assisted Python program to take my Web-based timeline of Sikh affairs and convert it into a 169-slide PDF for easy viewing. I started this project as a way to create a more user-friendly way for people to consume the timeline I created years ago based on many hours of research and analysis over a number of years. My goal was to improve the formatting and add images for a more informative viewing experience . In other words, how to use the content you have and breathe new life into it . The programming effort took a couple of half days and some 500 odd lines of Python code. I used AI (Claude, ChatGPT, Perplexity) to provide suggested approaches and code, but didn't directly integrate it into my editor. I use Sublime for editing and selectively cut and paste recommended code as needed. The alternative is too intrusive and AI has free reign to make changes to your code wherein you eventually lose track and control over your program and no longer fully u...