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It’s a grab bag. You never know what you’ll get!
Donovan, in da house! What’s up my Medium Tribe?
No time to dilly dally and be banal.
Here’s my posts from the week…all in one nice highly scannable and convenient package.
Images and big text are breakpoints.
I should give an index but don’t have time. Besides the photos alone are worth the journey to the bottom of the page. Please keep reading.
News, not noise. We are in the AI rapids. You don’t have time for distractions or miscalculations.
At least I can’t. I don’t have time for that sh-t.
Trust me. Been there. Done that during the Dotcom boom.
I can’t tell you how many programming languages and platforms, only to watch them vanish or become irrelevant. That was a lot of wasted money and time.
What’s my strategy?
1) Learn only industry leading platform with strong backers, like ChatGPT or Claude. Chat is backed by Microsoft and Claude by Amazon(They just dumped $4 billion into my 2nd favorite LLM).
2) Learn how to prompt LLMs using natural language processing(NLP). It’s one of the best advances in usability and a revolutionary universal interface.
You just have a conversation in plain English, so it’s not much of a learning curve.
Also, it’s making me a better communicator in meat space(hate that word but it sounds super techno). It’s helping me ask more questions and make fewer declarative statements.
3) Use only tools with the simplest interfaces, most capabilities and utility.
Chat is already a huge part of my workflow, replacing 50%+ of my searches on Google, and helping me crank a ton of content.
4) Remember, this is an intel game. It’s not news if its noise.
Don’t waste time on gossip.
Read only stuff that affects you, is actionable and useful.
In conclusion, I have been busting my butt to make a intro to prompting course that will work with ChatGPT, Claude, Pi and any other chatbot that comes online.
That’s great because there are a ton of them.
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This was another shot from our recent Hearst Castle adventure.
Asking ChatGPT questions makes you more persuasive with people. How? The answer lies with one of the greatest philosophers of all time, Socrates.
Socrates was illiterate. True story. He disdained reading.
He also invented one of the most powerful teaching methods of all time. We still use it today. It’s called “The Socratic Method.” How’s it work?
If you want to teach a student something new, you need to make sure they have all the right information. Context is essential to understand.
Provide it by asking a series of questions.
Each question ensures students understand an important point, and provides context for the next step in the chain of thought.
It forces the student to think for themselves and helps them come to the correct conclusion on their own.
This technique works for humans and ChatGPT.
Here’s how. Try this. Top salespeople do it all the time.
For example, if you ask a customer “If you paid me $1,000 and I gave you $5,000, that would obviously be a good investment, right? ”
The answer would be yes. Next question.
“I’ve done this for customers X, Y, Z in your industry. I think I can do this for you. Here’s how.”
Explain your process.
Then ask “Do you have any concerns or questions I can address?”
Given the right context you are more likely to get better results when you make your offer.
Try it with your spouse, kids, friends, customers, or ChatGPT, and see how much more effective your communication is.
GPT4-Turbo. 2023 knowledge cutoff. 128k context window. App store. Custom models and more. There were plenty of exciting announcements at OpenAI’s dev conference.
11/06 — OpenAI’s head honcho, Sam Altman, dropped the news about the latest and greatest in AI wizardry, the GPT-4 Turbo. This new model is not just a step up; it’s a giant leap, handling up to 128,000 tokens of context. That’s like going from reading a pamphlet to devouring an encyclopedia.
They’ve also given the knowledge base a fresh update. No more stale facts from 2021 — GPT-4 Turbo is clued up until April 2023. And they promise to keep it that way, so it’s always in the know.
But wait, there’s more. They’ve rolled out a text-to-speech model that’s so smooth, it’ll make you think you’re listening to a real person. They even teased us with six preset voices.
For the bespoke lovers, there’s the “custom models” program. OpenAI’s brainiacs will buddy up with companies to craft tailor-made AI models. And for the power users, they’re doubling the tokens per minute to let you do more, faster.
Worried about copyright tussles? They’ve got your back with Copyright Shield, covering legal costs if copyright claims pop up.
And here’s the kicker: GPT-4 Turbo is cheaper than its predecessor — three times cheaper for prompt tokens and twice for completion tokens.
Lastly, they’re launching the GPT store, a marketplace where you can snag a GPT tailored to specific needs, packed with expanded knowledge and actions. Just imagine a digital bazaar of AI.
That’s the whole shebang in a nutshell. Sounds like OpenAI’s been busy!
Become a ChatGPT Wiz…check out my course info below and follow me for AI intel.
Don’t get left behind in the AI revolution.
Clear not clever. I have to beat myself over the head with this one, because I’m a writer and a lover of words. And that’s a problem.
I love clever twists, and alliteration and wonderful word devices.
But the fact is as a copywriter, if it I’m not using the words the customer would use in their own head, I’m not communicating.
Case in point Jed-AI Master. Word Wizard. Who the hell knows what those even mean?
They are clever word play that mean a lot to me but don’t mean anything to 90% of the people who will read them.
What’s the litmus test on this one? Ask yourself “would a 6th grader understand what I’m saying? Would the customer think these words in their own head or speak them?”
Back to the drawing board.
P.S. Com means “with.” Un means “one.” How do you make your mind become “one with.” This is communication.
Hey Guns for Hire (that’s you freelancers and content creators). Here’s the $cientific method to add value to your audience.
Do something that makes you feel nauseous giving away. Why?
Because people should be paying for your intel. It’s valuable, life changing information.
Ask “Am I teaching somebody something that I can attach a $ to this?”
Because after all that’s the LinkedIn game, right? That’s the defining value of this platform.
Jobs, time saved, work done, and ca$h. Like the TWJN newsletter I actually read. Why?
It’s job listings and submission opps. I also read Rachael Pilcher’s emails because they’re also value packed.
Want to do something of value?
Do something that brings $ for your fellow hunters and gatherers.
Notice I didn’t say “LinkedIn Family.” I hate that string pulling blahdity blah. We ain’t blood. Still…
You are my tribe.
Like my squirrel shot? I got that one in Cambria.
Happy $unday!
Signed,
‘Get outside more’ Donovan!!!
P.S. I walk my talk.
My value that I feel nauseous about giving away, is my ChatGPT course. Link below.
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