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Is She AI-Generated or Real?

We asked ChatGPT to “write a one-sentence intro for a newsletter about AI as if it were the opening of a Fargo TV episode.”

Here’s what it came back with.

"Well, you betcha, folks – grab your hotdish and settle in, 'cause this here newsletter's fixin' to explore the wild and woolly world of artificial intelligence, where algorithms are as unpredictable as a Minnesota blizzard, and the only thing colder than the code is the ice on Lake Wobegon."

The question is not, “Is this a good or bad intro?”

The question is, “Is it good or bad because of the direction given or because of the writer?”

New Factory About to Open Will Pump Out Humanoid Robots

While this article isn’t solely about AI, we’ll go out on a limb and say that this humanoid factory was made possible by the wake of AI. So either grab your water skis and firmly grip the rope, or get out of the wake. We prefer to drive the boat.

Worth the Buzz: Amazon, SaaS, and 12.1% Returns

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The Ultimate AI Glossary to Help You Navigate Our Changing World

For a while there, we thought we were on top of the latest AI terminology. We knew chatbot and prompt and even started to unravel large language model. Problem is, the more you know, the more you realize you don’t know. Time to go back to grammar school.

When Asked If an Image of a Woman Was AI-Generated, Men and Women Had Completely Different Answers

Our readers are intelligent. We’ll always make that assumption because it’s always better to err on the side of treating dumb people as smarties than it is to treat smart people as dummies. That said, when it comes to understanding women (even the AI-generated ones), don’t trust your intellect. Trust hers.

AI Tools You Can Use

AI Meets PodcastsIt’s like a personal assistant for digging through podcasts.

Optimize Your ResumeWrite and build your CV, optimized for the best chances of getting hired.

Blogger or Vlogger?Turn your video, or any YouTube video, into a blog post.

Eye Contact 2.0A tool to make it look like you’re making eye contact on video calls.

CostGPTLike ChatGPT. But for generating software with cost and time estimates.

Sh*t’s About to Get Real Weird

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