"Take as much time off as you like. It's just… interesting. ChatGPT doesn't seem to need to take much time off… Anyway, enjoy your vacation."
ETHICS
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ChatGPT Politeness and Data Training Practices Disagreement
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Fact – Saying thank you to ChatGPT improves responses later in the current chat session you're in. Fact – They have implied they are using data from the current free preview to train it to better respond in the future. I disagree with your assessment.
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Mistreating AI assistants conditions harmful behaviors in children
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I know it's a joke, but studies have shown that kids who grow up in houses with Alexa where they're allowed to mistreat the bot… those kids have more behavioral problems later on. Be careful of the behaviors you condition yourself with.
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Two Types of AI Personalization: Explicit Controls vs Implicit Customization
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AI has both explicit personalization and implicit personalization. EXPLICIT: I decide what I see. I have controls and filters and sliders. Aka Neeva AI. IMPLICIT: as I consume and click and interact, the interface and feed are customized for me. Aka TikTok.
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Focus on outcomes, not on trendy tools or methods
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Don’t let the shiny object of AI distract you from the real outcomes you’re pursing. Keep focusing on the outcome, not how you get there.
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AI Cannot Replace Executive Assistants Efficiently
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Yet some people will rely on AIs to perform some of the tasks an executive assistant would normally do, despite the fact that it is not an efficient way to save time compared to having a real human backing you up.
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AI isn’t the solution to every problem, despite the hype
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But, believe it or not — not every problem is effectively solved by AI. There will still be better traditional solutions in so many categories. But people will skip these seemingly-obvious solutions because AI is so exciting.
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Executive Assistants Offer Judgment AI Cannot Yet Replicate
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Take having an executive assistant. A real person EA can learn your buisiness, your preferences, and exercise judgement about emails and meetings that would be hard to train into an AI…
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The Uncontrollable Bandwagon Effect of AI Technologies
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## Uncontrollable Bandwagon Effect These technologies area so powerful, there will be a desire to them to every problem. This is related to the slot machine effect I mentionned about. You want to use AIs because it gives you that dopmaine hit to let a computer work for you.
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Cultivating Judgment and Discernment for Effective AI Use
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The best users of AI will cultivate strong judgement and discernment. They’ll develop objective ways to review outputs and make decisions about what to use, what to save for later, and what to discard. They'll mentally prepare in advance for getting too much to work with.
