Friday, 10 July 2026

As AI Sees Us

These days whenever you google something the first thing that appears is an 

AI Overview which I ignore.  This morning I made the mistake of googling 
“Tales Of Chateau Midden” and here’s what appeared…

 

AI Overview
"Tales of Chateau Midden" is a personal, humorous blog written by a British blogger, featuring charming slice-of-life essays about daily rural adventures. The stories highlight family life, folk music, and local heritage, contrasting grand romantic ideas of a "chateau" with the rustic realities of countryside living. 

The blog regularly shares updates on:
  • Heritage & Folk Music: Discussions on traditional instruments like the Appalachian dulcimer and participation in local folk gatherings.
  • Countryside Gardening & Nature: Amusing anecdotes from the writer's life as an amateur entomologist and mining historian.
  • Family & Community: Heartwarming glimpses into life raising children and interacting with the local community in the UK.  
You can read the full collection of stories and essays directly on the Tales of Chateau Midden Blog. 

Close but no cigar.

“Daily rural adventures” – it’s not the bloody Archers (for those of us who remember when the BBC introduced it as “an everyday story of country-folk”)

AI doesn’t appear to understand sarcasm (maybe that just reflects its American ancestry) or Midden.

Also it’s the rustic realities (!) of suburban living not countryside.


Finally - I’m not sure what Fester (a Fellow of the Royal Entomological Society) would think of either of us being called an amateur entomologist.

 







 


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