I’m debuting a completely original keynote and framework for writers that I may or may not have conceived of yesterday…
@paulroetzer
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AI for Writers Summit Attracts 4,300 Attendees from 96 Countries
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We’re up to ~4,300 attendees from 96 countries for today’s virtual AI for Writers Summit! Kicks off at 12:00 pm ET. There’s still time to register!
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Scale AI Wins Pentagon Contract for Military AI Agents
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Scale AI, “which provides training data to key AI players like OpenAI, Google, Microsoft and Meta, has been awarded a prototype contract from the Defense Department for “Thunderforge,” the DOD’s “flagship program” to use AI agents for U.S. military planning and operations”
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Perplexity Could Bid $100M Acquisition: Market Analysis
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$100M? I could see Perplexity making a bid (based on their recent track record of publicity stunts)
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New MacBook Air Sky Blue Color Upgrade Consideration
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Bought a new MacBook Air 4 months. Seriously considering trading in for Sky Blue!
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20VC Podcast: Mike Krieger on Anthropic’s processes and challenges
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The 20VC Podcast with @HarryStebbings should be in your regular rotation if you’re into tech, investing and / or AI. I learn a ton from every episode. This one with @mikeyk was exceptional. He was very open about processes, decisions, challenges at Anthropic.
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Grok AI: Understanding X Premium Plus Subscription Plans
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Wow. I’ve been a Plus subscriber (just downgraded to Premium). Not sure what the actual diff is between the plans (and it’s not easy to find). I think I did Plus originally to test Grok. They must be assuming people are really going to love Grok moving forward.
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AI Tools Leave Business Leaders Stunned with Capabilities
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See this all the time too. Show Deep Research, Veo 2, Imagen 3, etc to a room full of marketers, educators or business leaders and they just sit in stunned silence. Many times even demoing a custom GPT will do it.
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Job Displacement and AI-Driven Automation Industry Impact
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So, are we ready to talk about job displacement yet? One industry at a time. As @steinerwriter wrote in Automate This years ago, “the potential to disrupt, plus the reward for disruption” determines the next industry / profession. Reasoning models accelerate things.
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Apple’s AI Strategy Struggles in Innovation Race
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Apple could still show up late to the party and win, but right now a new chapter in the Innovator’s Dilemma is being written about the company and their AI moment. It is truly shocking how slow and unimpressive their AI strategy has been.