6 days agoOpenAI’s New ChatGPT Might Be The First Good ChatbotAfter years of overpromising and underdelivering, chatbots are turning a corner. — A chatbot that meets the hype is finally here. On Thursday, OpenAI released ChatGPT, a bot that converses with humans via cutting-edge artificial intelligence. The bot can help you write code, compose essays, dream up stories, and decorate your living room. And that’s just what people discovered on day one. …3 min read3 min read
Dec 1OpenAI’s ChatGPT Bot Imagines Its Worst Possible SelfI asked OpenAI’s new AI chatbot to imagine a sinister future with itself at the center. It nailed the assignment. — OpenAI has a new chatbot, called ChatGPT, that uses artificial intelligence to converse with humans. It’s impressively cool, and I haven’t been able to stop experimenting with it. This afternoon, I asked the bot to help me write a blog post about itself, and kept pushing it in darker and…4 min read4 min read
Nov 23It’s Time For The British Museum To Return The Parthenon’s Sculptures To GreeceTaking another country’s treasures and then acting like you set the terms of the debate is a gross violation of everything a cultural institution should represent. — On my first trip to England, I stumbled into the British Museum. The visit was unexpected — I bumped into the place jet lagged and searching for coffee — which only added to the shock I felt encountering the institution’s treasures. Floor after floor, the museum displayed some of the…3 min read3 min read
Nov 22How To Land A Job In A Tough EconomyIf you’re looking for work, try these strategies. Trust me, I’ve been there. It’s rough out there. Companies today are cutting costs, laying off workers, and scaling back ambitions. Hiring freezes are the norm. Uncertainty about the future abounds. And if you’re looking for a job, it can feel hopeless. …3 min read3 min read
Nov 19Why Silicon Valley Didn’t Anticipate The Covid ComedownTech CEOs are laying off workers after predicting their Covid surges would persist. Here’s how they got it so wrong. — One by one, the tech CEOs apologized. They had failed to anticipate people’s behavior would return to normal once Covid restrictions lifted. So their projections for growth — in streaming, ecommerce, and the like — were way off. With expenses mounting and growth stagnating, they’d need to cut costs dramatically…3 min read3 min read
Nov 11Member-onlyTwitter’s Turbulent Year, As Seen Through One Fired Employee’s CartoonsManu Cornet drew his way through a tumultuous year at Twitter. His cartoons depict the experience as no other medium can. — Just like that, Manu Cornet’s time at Twitter was over. The prolific cartoonist and software engineer watched his services disconnect and laptop go blank in a meeting on November 1. …5 min read5 min read
Nov 4Member-only“Now pay $8.” Evaluating Elon Musk’s Early Plan For Twitter.Musk’s revealed his early priorities for Twitter. He’s doing a better job (so far) than many imagine. — Elon Musk is moving fast. The billionaire entrepreneur closed his Twitter deal last Thursday and is already making significant changes. In one week, he’s introduced a plan to charge for verification, revealed a major content moderation initiative, and even looked into reviving Vine. With Musk’s vision for the platform taking…4 min read4 min read
Oct 29Member-onlyHow Long Can Mark Zuckerberg Keep Up His Metaverse Bet?Meta’s spent $25 billion on R&D this year but made $84 billion. The stock charts may seem dire, but they don’t tell the full story. — It felt like a Liz Truss moment. After Mark Zuckerberg pledged to keep sinking billions into an unproven Metaverse, the market revolted on Wednesday. Meta stock dropped 20% and kept falling on Thursday. The company’s now down 71% this year. It’s lost more than $700 billion in market cap and…3 min read3 min read
Oct 26Member-onlyDear Elon Musk, Ruin Twitter And Set Us FreeCould it possibly be worse? — “Isn’t the most responsible thing here to just shut the whole thing down. And if he did would Elon Musk not become the new George Washington, almost a historic figure on ten levels higher than he already is for probably saving the world.” — Josh Brown, Ritholtz Wealth Management “Twitter…3 min read3 min read
Oct 21Member-onlySix Big Things I Learned Marketing On TikTokTikTok is a traffic cannon with a fascinating algorithm. What I’ve learned after a few weeks of experimentation. — Something wild happened after I posted my seventh TikTok. My newly-active account — set up to promote Big Technology Podcast — had only a few hundred followers, but the video boomed across the network. It hit 10,000 views within hours, then 100,000, and settled above 400,000 the next day. Reaching…4 min read4 min read
