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This is much bigger than ChatGPT and Bard. Understanding the technology can unlock a variety of opportunities.
Equal or greater opportunity IMO than understanding the internet in the early days.
Article about how AI (much bigger than ChatGPT) could threaten jobs in the mid-term.
IMO Safest jobs are a combination of judgment and fine motor skills that machines can't do today (i.e. cardiac surgeon). Second safest = relational ones (i.e. PR/Sales)
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I'm surprised how many people aren't using AI Chrome extensions yet.
Stop limiting yourself to just ChatGPT.
Here are 5 new AI chrome extensions that will turn you into a productivity machine:
It is crazy how fast 1x engineers are becoming 10x engineers with AI. Stunning how fast marketing is changing as well. Same holds true for most knowledge worker jobs.
If you are a professional that cannot easily explain why 50% of your salary is at risk, then 50% is at risk.
The flip-side is the potential of the new technologies (not just ChatGPT) is huge for career advancement.
A mid to junior developer can leverage this new technology to do what was recently unthinkable. An author can write 3x as fast now. A marketing team can move quicker.
The economic impacts are layered with the acceleration of globalization due to remote work.
When we simultaneously find ways to leverage global work-forces and expand the pool of people with skill, prices plummet.
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This happened over a decade ago, but is still relevant. Aviation is such a process oriented field (dictated by safety), I find myself oftentimes applying those methodologies to life and business.
Chat search was almost 12X slower than current Google search for this query.
Google - answer 4 seconds local
Bing ChatGPT - answer ~50 seconds had to ask
This is one of the things I keep coming back to. Speed matters in search.
Unbelievable! Im so sorry to hear this. Companies simply must remember that people made them what they are.
If layoffs or cuts are a must, treat people with decency.
It's hard for me to believe that after 20 years at #Google I unexpectedly find out about my last day via an email. What a slap in the face. I wish I could have said goodbye to everyone face to face.
#layoffs
I've been thinking about this lately:
When you attempt the impossible, everyone wants to remind you of how audacious it is.
When you achieve something big, people will try to discount the hard work a variety of ways.
When you fail, people are quick to comfort you.
Why?
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