#110
September 12, 2022
“Some people get rich studying artificial intelligence. Me, I make money studying natural stupidity.” - Carl Icahn
Artificial Intelligence is a tool that is developing. It is getting "good enough" that I think it is worth paying attention to the progress.
A couple interesting things that came across my screen recently that have potential real world applications.
This is an "AI Assistant" for writing. You plug in a few key words and the application can create a document up to 1,500 words that is supposed to resemble human writing. I was hoping to have WriteSonic pen my entire article today, but it just didn't seem quite right.
Two Examples:
I requested bullet point answers & this is what I plugged in the the interface:
"What are some advantages of being a Cleveland Browns fan?"
This is what the application generated for me:
Having a team to support during the NFL season
Feeling like you're part of a community
Feeling like you're part of something bigger than yourself
The feeling of pride when your team does well
The feeling of satisfaction when your team wins
Second example:
I asked for a Pros & Cons List:
“Should I be a Cleveland Browns fan this year?”
This is what it generated for me:
Pros:
You can't get much lower than the Browns, so you can only go up as a fan.
There's a sense of camaraderie among Browns fans because they can all commiserate with each other over the team's struggles.
You'll be able to say you were a fan of the Browns before they were good again (assuming they eventually turn things around).
Cleveland is a great city, so being a fan of the local team is a way to show your support for the community.
NFL football is enjoyable regardless of who your favorite team is, so you might as well root for the home team!
Cons:
They have a history of losing: The Browns have had a long history of losing, dating back to their founding in 1946. In their 74 years of existence, they've only made the playoffs 20 times and have never won a Super Bowl.
They're not currently good: The Browns are coming off a 3-13 season and haven't had a winning record since 2007.
They're not particularly fun to watch: Even when the Browns are winning, they're not necessarily an exciting team to watch because they tend to rely on defense and running the ball rather than throwing it around the field.
This artificial intelligence will create about a dozen logo option for you with just a couple inputs.
This is one Charlie suggested:
"Charlie's Toilets: Flush Twice We Make Money"
This is artificial intelligence that can create images from a string of words you provide.
"an astronaut sitting on a lawn chair that is attached to balloons flying through space"
It generated 4 images.
I think this stuff is amazing. This is all freely available. I can see how creative people can use this to generate ideas. Social media influencers can use this to create content. Students can use this to help with homework. There are applications out there that we do not even know exist.
Much like self-driving cards, the last 1% of will take longer to perfect than the first 95%, but A LOT of very smart people are hard a work making this stuff better.
It will be a high impact change in this world.
I could not tell when you switched back from AI to yourself!