AI: Infinite Interns Reshaping Work and Daily Life
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People Mentioned
- Benedict Evans (Technology Analyst and Advisor) - Featured guest who provides analysis on technology and innovation, and publishes a widely read newsletter.
- Steve Jobs - Referenced for his quote about technology companies' responsibility to define product utility for consumers.
- Taylor Swift - Mentioned in the context of authenticity in the music business, illustrating that some artists are valued for their vision beyond just their sound.
Tools & Software
- ChatGPT - An AI tool discussed in terms of its adoption rates, use cases, limitations, and its impact on various professions.
- Midjourney - An AI image generator mentioned as an example of a tool people experimented with, highlighting its utility for specific creative industries.
- Spreadsheets - Used as an analogy to explain how new software (like early digital spreadsheets) revolutionized certain jobs (like accounting) while being less immediately relevant to others (like law), similar to AI's current impact.
- Excel - Mentioned as a tool that dramatically changed the way junior investment bankers work, illustrating the concept of increased efficiency.
- Salesforce - Referenced as a system containing proprietary data not used in AI training models, highlighting a limitation of current LLMs.
- SAP - Referenced as a system containing proprietary data not used in AI training models, highlighting a limitation of current LLMs.
- Perplexity - An AI-powered search engine mentioned as an example of companies embedding AI into web browsers.
- Google Chrome - A web browser mentioned as an example of companies embedding AI into web browsers.
- Instagram - Used as an example of an application that, once adopted, is used very frequently, contrasting with the current intermittent use of AI tools like ChatGPT.
- WhatsApp - Used as an example of an application that, once adopted, is used very frequently, contrasting with the current intermittent use of AI tools like ChatGPT.
- Hulu - A streaming service mentioned to illustrate the time it took for video to become widely available on the internet, contrasting with the rapid adoption of new AI web services.
- IBM Machine - A type of computer mentioned in the historical anecdote about early mathematicians at NASA.
Other Resources
- Benedict Evans' Newsletter - A widely read newsletter providing in-depth analysis of key stories and ideas in the tech space.
- Flash Poll on Trust and Artificial Intelligence (Edelman) - A new poll discussed in the episode, revealing global sentiments of optimism and caution regarding AI adoption.