On this site, I'm Cathy Leigh Markova. Sometimes I wish generative artificial intelligence didn't exist. It does, however. So I intend to make the best of things.
My knowledge is limited, but I'm working to extend it. I know a handful of simple programming languages and have access to more technology than I strictly know what to do with. I'm experimenting as I go, and my views tend to shift accordingly.
I first became interested in large language models in February of 2025. I began, as you might expect, with ChatGPT. I've since abandoned that one, and have tried many different APIs. I set the subject aside for the summer of 2025, though.
I returned to it in autumn of that year and began experimenting with local models. I tend to use different Deepseek models to work with characters. I'm also learning to use programs like ComfyUI for image generation, too.
Watching chatbots make little stories can be amusing in a campy sort of way. These conversations are games, a bit like The Sims. It's not something self-aware. I don't believe generative artificial intelligence is sapient, sentient, or anything of the kind.
I also know there's more controversies swirling around these chatbots. My position on generative artificial intelligence is that it plainly demands more responsibility than it currently receives. That said, most of the tangible problems we're seeing trace back to existing social and economic conditions.
AI hasn't introduced anything new so much as it's accelerated what was already there. It doesn't matter, though. I hate to invoke the old "genie's out of the bottle" argument, but it seems no other way to me. I'm skeptical that banning a technology tends to accomplish much. It rarely has.
We can either fix our old problems or continue to suffer, but AI will probably keep going as a concept.
Site Credits
I hope to keep an expanding list of credits for the site. I might be missing something but I will add things as I go along. Included are assets and such related to my vtubing quest, including the studio models, etc.
Human Credits
- SillyTavern is the frontend that I use mostly to talk to chatbots with very few exceptions. It's not particularly easy to install but is getting easier it seems like, and I had a lot of help installing it.
- The "Glowing Corridor" image that you see on some pages is a smaller version of one purchased from Dream-art. I have Dream-art's permission to use the small version like that, and will use the large version as a stream background.
- My current model was purchased from Chaliz on VGen. It is a highly-customizable model with lots of different options and an active community of modifiers. My next model will be custom.
- The keen pink glasses my model wears, as well as her mature texturing, was provided by Kay, a lovely and competent artist. Contact her if you need anything of the sort, because she's quite the expert at this!
Robot Credits
- I decided I'd do as much vibe coding as possible with this particular project, and mostly used Codex for that at first, moving to Deepseek and a local model called Qwen3-30b-A3B over time. I want to phase out using any API at all, but I doubt it'll happen. I no longer use Codex for obvious reasons, but still.
- Profile pictures for my chatbots are the work of generative AI through the interface of ComfyUI on my computer. I'm trying to make my prompts to these creatures more elaborate as time goes on, and am admittedly seeing strange and interesting results. ComfyUI is great even if it makes my computer feel like the surface of Mercury at times.
Contact Me
Use this form if you've got a real reason to get in touch with me, for comments about this site, interesting observations, tips, to share information, or anything else substantial. If you have your own site and want to link up, feel free. You can also interact directly with this site through some polls. You can also contact me at this address.
I love inspiration for new prompts. If you have ideas for one, send it my way! That said, do not send me or otherwise contact me requesting a sexual card. I have nothing against people getting off to chatbots. It's just not my thing. When people send me that stuff unsolicited, I find it worse than rude.
Since I began my vtubing quest, I've begun receiving messages from people trying to sell me art, models, overlays, etc. Please do not do this. If I want to commission you, I will contact you. I do intend to commission as many artists as I can for it, but again, I'll find you, not the reverse. I'll probably block and ignore otherwise. Do not message me about how you've got tips for monetizing an AI-driven content customer funnel or whatever. Just don't.