alchemist

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Lichtenberg considers himself an AI alchemist of sorts, because he often has to re-prompt the tools he uses to get the writing and analysis he’s looking for.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 27, 2026

Outside, it was a cold November evening, but inside the West End venue, Mulatu was bathed in the warm embrace of a crowd eager to get one last glimpse of this alchemist at work.

From BBC • Dec. 27, 2025

A self-proclaimed alchemist, Williams specializes in transforming wet soil into hardened sculptures that typically live outdoors, where the wind carries seedlings that may attach to the artist’s creations and bloom.

From New York Times • Mar. 22, 2024

"We're essentially transforming materials into something else, perhaps approaching the dream of the alchemist!."

From Science Daily • Jan. 26, 2024

“Don’t let them see that you’re afraid,” the alchemist said.

From "The Alchemist" by Paulo Coelho