Justin's AI Newsletter (Progress vs. Caution, Mega-Prompting, AI layoffs)

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And, if you’re new here, my name is Justin. I'm a startup founder in the AI space, on a mission to help businesses easily integrate AI technologies into their products and operations. I share my AI insights across social media with a growing community of over 300,000+ AI-enthusiasts. Let's jump in.

???Is AI's Rapid Progress a Good Thing?

Lately, there's been talk among current and former Google employees about the company's race to keep up with AI competition, and some?people are worried about it. They're saying that Google is building AI technology too fast, which might not leave enough time to fully examine the potential risks.

To be honest,?I think moving quickly is actually be a positive thing.?Google has had powerful AI technology for some time, but they only started using it after ChatGPT exploded. I'm not so sure they made much progress in making AI safer by holding back. At least now, we can start to see what might happen and prepare ourselves.

To ensure a safe future with AI, we need to use it and learn from our experiences. Government and regulatory groups are only going to step in once we understand how AI can?actually?be detrimental. As a society, we can't start fixing problems until we know what those problems are.

So, personally, I'm not too worried about Google moving fast. The quicker we put AI out there, the sooner we can pinpoint its potential challenges, and the sooner we can start solving them.

???Invest in your ChatGPT Prompts — "Mega-Prompting"

One of the biggest mistakes people make when using ChatGPT is not taking the time to create their own collection of prompts. While searching online for the "best ChatGPT prompts" might seem like a good idea, you'll never find something that's truly tailored to your specific needs or business.

To fully utilize the power of this AI, it's essential to create prompts that are customized to for your use cases.

If you’re not getting the output you want from ChatGPT, it’s because you’re not prompting it specifically enough.

I have created a guide on how to create what I call "Mega-Prompting". This involves creating custom, detailed prompts that are specifically tailored to your use cases.

The Guide to Mega-Prompting

???This Week's Recommendations

Apple is reportedly developing an AI-powered health coaching service:?I am closely watching this, not because I think an AI-powered health app is big news, but because Apple has been awfully quiet through all this AI excitement. As the biggest tech company in the world, Apple has the most popular "AI" assistant currently available in Siri. There is no doubt that Apple is sitting on some powerful technology, but we have yet to see any of it.

Dropbox is laying off 500 people and pivoting to AI:?This is the first tech layoff I’ve seen that directly attributes it to the rise of AI. Dropbox is making a significant pivot into the world of AI and cutting its workforce. This suggests that not only are they developing AI tools, but they also need fewer people to accomplish their goals.

Mini GPT-4 Multi-Modal Demo:?GPT-4 is multi-modal, which means that it can receive both text and images as input. This team created an open-source version that you can play around with. Although GPT-4 multi-modal hasn't been officially released yet, this demonstrates the power of what's to come.

The UIs ChatGPT won't replace:?For all the product and tech people reading this newsletter, check out this blog post. I spend a lot of my time thinking about what UI/UX changes will come about from AI. However, on the flip side, there's a lot that will remain the same. Here's a breakdown of UIs that are already good enough; AI won't touch them.

Mark Zuckerberg says Meta wants to ‘introduce AI agents to billions of people’:?During Meta's earnings call, Zuckerberg stated that the company plans to introduce AI agents to billions of people. It seems that Meta is now fully committed to AI, with AI chat features in WhatsApp and Messenger, visual creation tools for posts in Facebook and Instagram, AI ads, and more.

Thanks for tuning in,

Justin

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