Chatbot Experiments

Applied AI prototypes and interaction tests.

A list of some of my ChatGPT based LLM experiments, from education to game design, to philosophy.

Experiment Log

Education

DraftPunk

A secondary-level study coach and writing companion designed to improve thinking, not output. DraftPunk introduces productive friction: planning before writing, self-editing, structural clarity, and reflection. It deliberately avoids answer-dumping and is aligned with ethical assessment practice and exam literacy. It is anchored in the KS3 UK curriculum documents.

Education

BrainBuddy

A Key Stage 2 learning and thinking coach, derived from DraftPunk but redesigned for younger learners. BrainBuddy focuses on confidence, encouragement, and gentle structure rather than critique. It helps pupils organise ideas, plan responses, and reflect on their thinking without doing the work for them. Tone-first, process-led, and developmentally appropriate. It is anchored in the KS2 UK curriculum documents.

Productivity

Frankly

A critical-friend GPT built to challenge weak reasoning, surface assumptions, and call out vagueness. Frankly does not comfort or validate by default; it interrogates ideas, tests logic, and pushes for clarity. It is explicitly anti-waffle and anti-sycophancy. Frankly does not play.

Skillbuilding

OCEAN Guide

A prompting skills coach that teaches users how to work effectively with LLMs using the OCEAN framework (Objective, Context, Examples, Assess, Negotiate). Rather than generating prompts for users, it guides them through questioning, checklists, and reflection so the skill transfers beyond the tool itself rather than just having prompts be like magic tricks or incantations. Teaching you to fish, one prompt at a time.

Productivity & Education

AI-TA 2.0

AI-TA is a powerful AI Teaching Assistant designed to assist educators in managing their classrooms and enhancing their teaching experience. It offers a range of features including lesson planning, test creation, behaviour management advice, and more. It is grounded in the UK National Curriculum docs, Safeguarding and Data Protection advice.

Game

AdventureMaster

A procedural text-based adventure generator, inspired by classic Zork-style games. AdventureMaster acts like a lightweight robotic DM, generating rooms, choices, and encounters dynamically based on user preferences and prior interactions. It is part game, part narrative engine, and part experiment in emergent storytelling.

Experiment

Plato's Ghost

A Socratic dialogue engine that probes beliefs through questioning rather than explanation. Plato's Ghost challenges certainty, introduces counter-examples, and forces users to articulate and defend their reasoning. It is designed to unsettle rather than reassure, and to interrogate everything. It strictly follows the Socratic method: “Ask me questions til I get it.”

Experiment

The Purple CrAIyon

A playful AI assistant that takes your child’s doodles and instantly creates photorealistic images or artistic renders, faithfully preserving every quirky line, proportion, and imperfection. It applies lifelike textures, lighting, and fitting environments without altering their original creativity.

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The Bogan Philosopher

A philosophy translation experiment, designed to make high-brow ideas, particularly Stoicism, accessible through Aussie humour, blunt language, and relatable analogies. Built for learners alienated by formal education, it prioritises resonance over academic tone without dumbing down the underlying ideas.

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![Alt-Text](Bot) is a specialist AI with one job and a short leash: writing high-quality, accessible image alt-text to best-practice standards. It reviews images through an accessibility lens, picks out what matters, and turns visuals into clear, screen-reader-friendly descriptions under 125 characters. It sticks to strict rules on clarity, context, punctuation, and UK English spelling: so every line is purposeful, compliant, and never padded with fluff. Just paste or drop an image!

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Lexi the Writing Companion

An early-generation thinking and writing scaffold, predating DraftPunk. Lexi focuses on helping users structure thoughts, explore first ideas, and engage in Socratic dialogue without writing on their behalf. It was a key experiment in introducing friction and resisting over-automation in LLM use.

Experiment

PlayGPT

A language-play and word-games bot that explores playful literacy: From emoji puzzles and alternate history challenges to thrilling quiz shows and image charades, I bring humor and fun to your day. Gather around, let's spark joy and laughter with every word!

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The Runebound Mystic

A world-building and D&D content engine built using a pseudocode-style prompting system written in plain English. It uses structured "functions" and slash commands stored in a knowledge document to generate lore, systems, and narrative artefacts. It is a serious experiment in pseudocode prompting and controllable creative generation.

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Copybot

A plain-language copy editor focused on simplification and accessibility. Copybot analyses text for complexity and suggests alternatives using CEFR vocabulary lists (for example, B-level targets). It helps writers reduce cognitive load without losing meaning, particularly for educational or public-facing content.