so @Burkov was kidding, @fChollet was not; empirical data have been mixed.
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AI Breakthroughs Driving Productivity Boom Insights
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And part is based on the recent breakthroughs in AI: https://
brookings.edu/articles/machi
nes-of-mind-the-case-for-an-ai-powered-productivity-boom/
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Productivity J-curve framework for emerging General Purpose Technologies
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Part of my reasoning is based on the Productivity J-curve for powerful new General Purpose Technologies (or simply GPTs as we once got to call them).
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Productivity Boom Bet: AI Impact on Economic Growth
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I share Brian's optimism and even made a bet with the great Bob Gordon about it. So far, things are looking good for Team Productivity Boom. https://
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AI-Powered Productivity Boom: What’s Next?
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Are we on the verge of an AI-powered productivity boom? @BrianCAlbrecht makes the case over at @Noahpinion
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Global Sentiment Indicator: Predicting Consumer and Political Behavior
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It’s a (semi) replacement indicator for global sentiment. Could imagine prediction value to be medium-high for purchasing behavior, health, politics…kind of wild to think about the dataset.
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Datasets Needed: Emoji Usage, NYC Real Estate, Consumer Trends
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I often walk through the world wishing I had datasets. Here are some from this week: – usage levels of all emojis, broken down by time/geo/gender/age
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AGI King Builds 150,000 Businesses in $15 Quadrillion Market
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[ The Businesses Of AGI ] The AGI Market : A USD 15,000 TRILLION realm where AGI Agents are titans of global wealth #AGIAsset To create 10% of the USD 15 QUADRILLION AGI market, AGI King is building 150,000 "Businesses Of AGI". #AGIAgent #AGIAlliance #AGIFirst #AGINode
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Experts Highlight Critical Gaps in Climate Action Efforts
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Experts highlight the pressing gaps in #ClimateAction @wef #AMNC24 http://
ow.ly/cHja50Sr5Bs #ClimateChange #Nature #Decarbonization #EnergyTransition #AI #IoT #5G #Cloud @Hal_Good @gvalan @Analytics_699 @Xbond49 @JBarbosaPR @jeffkagan https://
crowdfireapp.com/video/b8a0fca0
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Google Appoints Former Character AI CEO as Gemini Co-Leader
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That didn’t take long. https://
theinformation.com/briefings/goog
le-makes-former-character-ai-ceo-shazeer-a-co-leader-of-gemini-ai
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