Giving Second Chances May Save (all of our) Lives

We've all done it. We've tried that new restaurant, that new delivery app; that new social network, that new technology. The fact that we usually expect it to 'suck', and then being affirmed of said suspicion is predictable.

But is it "right"?

What drives this suspicion, fear, and often accurate prediction, is that we've tried it, and didn't "get it", think it doesn't "gets us", and are "over it". This can be a fatal mistake.

Those who tried ChatGPT 18-months ago may think it can't code well, can't "show its work", hallucinates worse than Alice did in Wonderland, and "isn't AI". As much as they'd be "right" in their antiquated reality, the new reality is that GPT-o1 is here and is amazing, their advanced voice model is here, Sora is nearly ready to launch (it's been ready, but they haven't wanted to interfere in the election) - and when these are combined, it would substantiate OpenAI's assertion that they will release "GPT5" by the end of this year. Now we see Meta , 谷歌 , 微软 , Midjourney , Runway , Adobe and others all showing us that they've not been showing us all their cards, and we realize that the future is not only fast approaching, but it is here.

But the current disconnect is that many have tried the current tools, and were disappointed. As a serial tech founder - I get it. You build and ship product, and people don't "get it" right away, and never come back to give a second chance. Perhaps this reflects the microcosm of life - we are substantially less inclined to try something a second time. "Blow it" is a term I grey w up hearing.

But this issue of Tech For Good would implore you to revisit technologies that you may have subconsciously "abandoned cart" of, and to give them a second chance (*many are still free to play with). The reason being - many of them launched early to discern product-market-fit, to show interest/traction, to attract investors and early adopters... and many did. Some have raised millions of dollars, deployed them efficiently, scaled their tech, and still be accepting early adopters or rewarding their earliest adopters - in which you may be numbered.

Some great examples right now include, Anthropic 's Claude, ChatGPT, Udio , Runway and many more. The reality is that checking back in on tech you soft-passed on months or even years ago could help you level up your lives and businesses.

In full disclosure, I hesitate to elucidate this next highlight, but it's so powerful that I can't rightfully keep it inside. It's a tool I've highlighted here previously, but it's leveled up, and can help you (all) achieve the 'impossible'. It's a great example of why you should revisdit tools you've tested previously. This tool is Replit and is a text-to-software generator like no other. It can ingest APIs, embed AI, can design UI and UX, is hyper-responsive, has a mobile app, can install libraries and importantly can push your code and ideas live. This next generation of "no-code" robust with their own AI "agents" is a great example of why we should revisit tools that underwhelmed us previously. For me other examples include my now go-to search engine Perplexity as well as many others, highlighted in previous issues of Tech For Good. If you have great examples, please share them in the comments below!

Be on the lookout for ChatGPT5 which will be ChatGPT Voice, o1, and Sora very soon, look or the Meta glasses ("Orion") to disrupt "reality", and for big announcements from OpenAI, Google, Meta, Adobe, Amazon, NVIDIA, and others before the EOY (end of year). Look for the integration of AI and blockchain, and look for "new industries" about to emerge.

Thank You for the patience in the missing week of publication of #TechForGood but as many know I've been in Istanbul as a keynote speaker at the Global Leaders Summit , we're kicking off a new cohort at the Founder Institute where I'm an EIR and former managing director, both my startups are gaining traction (in the "blockchain-meets-AI" intersection) and my private 1:1 viral growth hacking/coaching is at capacity. I appreciate you.

Anyone interested in guest-contributing, placement, or with constructive criticism in invited to comment/message. We/I am grateful to have over 180.000 subscribers in these first 5 months, and I'm always on the lookout for tech I haven't seen yet, or that I've seen but not revisted: TOGETHER WE RISE!!

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A few highlights:

The HonestAI Magazine , and GrayCyan and their visionary founder Nishkam Batta

#SHIZA and it's cofounders James Loperfido and Syed S. Hussain

WE J - Where Everyone's Jamming and my cofounders there DJ Reese Sunshine RA EWANE MASANGO Amit Rathore Robert Alexander

V0 for no-code AI genersated interfaces; Agora World for real time 3D digital twins and data visualization.