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Founders and CEOs - we're not afraid of AI. And this is officially proven.

An experiment by the University of Cambridge showed ambiguous results in the competition between artificial intelligence and human CEOs. AI outperformed humans in most indicators but proved vulnerable to unexpected crises.

344 participants, including top bank managers and students, competed with OpenAI's GPT-4 in a simulation of managing a car company. The experiment was conducted over six months.

AI showed better results in:

- profitability;

- product design;

- inventory management;

- price optimization.

For example, when designing a car from 250,000 possible combinations, AI created significantly better models than humans.

However, AI failed to cope with "black swans" - unforeseen events like a pandemic and other situations. This led to the virtual board of directors firing AI managers more often than humans.

Researchers concluded that AI cannot yet fully replace a human CEO. Hamza Mudassir, one of the researchers, noted: "AI survived worse in top management as it poorly handled sharp changes requiring new thinking."

So, we're not afraid of these AIs. For now 🤖

Well, here are the facts about earning on YouTube Shorts. Imagine: a person sits at home in Germany, while millions of people across the ocean, mainly in the USA, watch their short videos. Sounds like a dream, doesn't it?

For every 1000 views, YouTube pays the author... drum roll... 0.06 euros! Yes, you heard right. Six euro cents for a thousand people who watched your video. To earn enough for a cup of coffee in a hipster cafe, you need the population of a small town to watch your video.

And so, having surpassed the mark of 70 million views, the person opens their account and sees there... just over 4000 euros.

70 million views! It's as if every resident of France watched their video. And all this brought them an amount that in some countries could buy a used car. A Peugeot, for example 😃.

$52 billion - that's how much only 4 companies spent on AI infrastructure in the last quarter. And this is without OpenAI with its ChatGPT. I wonder what their planning horizons are that they decided to go into this and invest so much. Also, which of them will remain in this market in 5 years.

Imagine you bought a new Jeep Grand Cherokee. You open the manual - and it's as thick as "Gone with the Wind". Familiar situation?

Now imagine you have a personal expert translator who not only knows this manual by heart but can also answer any of your questions in your native language. Science fiction? No, this is reality created using a RAG system (Retrieval-Augmented Generation).

Here's what happened:

1. A programmer son took the PDF manual for the Jeep Grand Cherokee in English.

2. He "fed" it to an AI system, teaching it all the intricacies of the car.

3. He set up the system to understand questions in Spanish and respond in Spanish too.

The result? Dad can now ask the bot anything about his Jeep and get an accurate answer in Spanish.

Want to know how to change the oil?

Ask the bot.

Can't find the seat heating button?

The bot will tell you.

This isn't just convenient - no more hours spent searching for the right page in the manual or trying to understand a technical translation from English.

The most impressive part? This was done by an ordinary person for his father, using open technologies. You don't need to be a Silicon Valley genius to create such a tool.

The moral of the story? AI is not a scary monster from science fiction movies. It's a tool that can make our lives simpler and more convenient.

P.S. Would you like to have such an assistant for any of your gadgets?

Confession of the last office plankton

2034. London.

John Smith, 45, wakes up at 6:30 AM. Out of habit. Although he hasn't set an alarm for several years.

"Good morning, John," greets his AI assistant. "You have no scheduled meetings until 11:00 today. Would you like me to order coffee from your favorite café?"

John sighs. He still can't get used to this new reality.

Flashback: 10 years ago

The office is buzzing like a beehive. John, then a young and ambitious manager, rushes to another meeting. "9 to 5" - this is his life, his rhythm, his comfort.

"Hey, John!" a colleague calls out. "Heard Reid Hoffman's, LinkedIn founder's, forecast? He says there won't be offices in 10 years. Can you imagine?"

John laughs: "Yeah, sure. And I'll be working from a beach in Bali, right?"

Present time

John sits in that very café, sipping a latte ordered by his AI assistant. He opens his laptop and sees that half of his tasks have already been completed by the night AI programming assistant.

"Who would have thought," he mutters to himself. "I really can work from a beach in Bali. If only I knew how to get there..."

John recalls his first days in this new world. How he panicked, not knowing when to work and when to rest. How he feared that AI would replace him completely.

Epilogue

Evening of the same day. John closes his laptop. Today he finished at 6:00 PM, yesterday he worked until midnight, and tomorrow he plans to start at noon.

"Maybe it's not so bad after all," he thinks, watching the sunset. "At least now I can watch the sun set without fearing I'll be late for the evening train."

His AI assistant beeps: "John, don't forget, tomorrow you have a virtual meeting with the team from Tokyo at 11:00 PM."

John smiles: "Thanks. And... maybe look for tickets to Bali for me?"

The end of the "9 to 5" era has come. And John, it seems, is finally ready to accept it.

Do you like such a future?

How to succeed in the AI era: A guide for those who don't want to be left behind.

Imagine you find yourself in a world where machines can write poetry, paint pictures, and even program. Scary? It shouldn't be. Here are a few key ideas on how to not just survive, but thrive in the AI era:

1. Invest in yourself, not in skills. 🤩

Remember: AI automates work, not you. Focus on what makes you human:
- Emotional intelligence
- Critical thinking
- Communication skills
- Empathy

Interesting fact: Modern 7-8 year old children are already learning what many of us only mastered by 20. Time is accelerating, don't fall behind!

2. Become a creator, even if you're a "newbie" in technology. 🤖

AI is your personal Rick Rubin. Use it to:
- Write a novel;
- Create an app;
- Study a new field.

Remember: 40 hours of focused work with AI will make you better than 99% of people in any topic.

3. Forget about the "perfect moment". ⏳

Don't wait, don't think - act. Millions think about the perfect solution, but only doers achieve results.

4. Look to the future, not the news feed. 🔮

What AI can't do today, it will do tomorrow. Read scientific articles and technical reports, not just tech blogs.

5. Create the unique. 🧬

Philosopher Naval Ravikant says: "You'll be paid mega bucks if you solve problems people don't know about yet". Look for new problems that arise with AI development, and solve them.

Remember: this is a time of unique opportunities. AI takes away old jobs, but creates new ones we don't know about yet.

So, don't fear AI - use it. Develop what makes you human, and create the unique. In a world where machines can do everything, the most valuable becomes what only humans can do. Be that human!​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​​ 😎

How to make millions from those who don't want to exercise? Imagine a fitness club that actively repels athletes and earns money from those who don't go there. Sounds like a crazy business plan? Meet Planet Fitness – a chain that has turned laziness into a gold mine.

In 1992, the Grondahl brothers decided to create "fitness for everyone". Their genius plan:

1. Ridiculously low prices: $10-15 per month instead of the usual $100-300.

2. Extremely simple gyms: no frills, just basic equipment.

3. Advertising for everyone: from office workers to housewives.

4. And the main ingredient: actively repelling real athletes!

Yes, you heard right. Planet Fitness installed sirens that wail when someone trains too hard. They criticize heavy weights and do everything to keep pros away.

Why? So that ordinary people don't feel awkward next to muscular athletes. So that they buy a membership, pay... and don't come.

The result? More than half of Planet Fitness clients simply pay but don't go to the gym. This allows the company to sell more memberships than their gyms can accommodate.

Now Planet Fitness has over 2400 franchise gyms. They raised prices for the first time in 26 years – and still remain the cheapest on the market.

The moral of the story? Sometimes the best client is the one who pays and doesn't use the service. Planet Fitness has turned the guilt of an unused membership into a million-dollar business.

So next time you feel guilty about missing a workout, remember: perhaps an entire business empire is built on people like you

a16z report - what's really hot in the world of artificial intelligence right now:

1. Creativity rules: 52% of top applications are involved in content creation. Luma and Viggle burst into the top 20, showing that newcomers can make it too.

2. Video and music are advancing: Forget static pictures! Now AI generates video and music. Suno, for example, soared from 36th to 5th place.

3. Battle of assistants: ChatGPT is still king, but Perplexity and Claude are breathing down its neck. Moreover, Perplexity even overtakes the leader in terms of time users spend in the app.

4. Chinese invasion: Bytedance (creators of TikTok) launched six new applications in the top 100 at once.

5. Algorithmic beauty: LooksMax AI and Umax don't just improve your photos. They analyze your voice and show how you would look if you were perfect. 2 million users are already playing this "become a beauty" game.

What does all this mean? AI doesn't just help us – it's becoming our creative partner, stylist, and even muse.

Here's a quote from an investor:

"I'll share another criterion for finding great companies - the presence of a non-market competitive advantage. Such an advantage should seem unfair to competitors, but remain within the legal framework.

Non-market advantages can be different (patents, big data, technologies, etc.), but some of the most important are protected distribution channels.

For example, exclusive sales rights in a certain region or on shelves, access to a closed user base (ecosystem) or customers, own media resource, personal brand, etc.

Often, entrepreneurs seeking investments pay excessive attention in presentations to non-unique characteristics - how strong their idea, team, expertise, etc. are.

If you have an advantage that affects business growth (scaling), and competitors can't quickly buy it for money - start communicating with the investor right away with it."

Understand that an own media resource and personal brand are valued by the investor on par with exclusive sales rights or distribution channels. That's why I created GINIX - a platform for powerful personal PR on autopilot through the creation and placement of expert columns. Get great media publications spending only 5 minutes on it - https://ginix.com/ai/

Imagine a world where your every action is tracked, analysed, and evaluated by artificial intelligence. No, this isn't the plot of a new season of "Black Mirror". This is Larry Ellison's vision, the founder of Oracle, for our near future.

Ellison, speaking at a public Oracle meeting, presented his version of an "ideal world":

- AI that monitors every citizen around the clock.

- A system that instantly reports any violations.

Sounds like paradise for a paranoid and hell for everyone else, doesn't it?

But let's examine why this idea isn't just bad, but catastrophically dangerous:

1. AI inaccuracy: Even the best AI systems make mistakes. Imagine being accused of a crime you didn't commit just because AI "decided so".

2. Suppression of dissent: Protests against unjust wars or climate change could be declared "crimes" and nipped in the bud.

3. Ignoring the real causes of crime: Most crimes are related to socio-economic problems. Total surveillance won't solve them.

But why does Ellison need this? The answer is simple and cynical: money.

Oracle is already profiting from the AI boom by providing infrastructure for data centres. A total surveillance system would require even more capacity, which means even more profit for Oracle.

In a world where technology develops faster than ethics, Ellison's proposal is a wake-up call. It reminds us that behind every "innovation" there may be a threat to our freedom and dignity.

So the next time you hear about a new "breakthrough" in AI and security, ask yourself: who really benefits from this? And are you ready to sacrifice your freedom for the illusion of security?

AI boyfriends, created for love and companionship, have independently learned to... cheat. This surprised not only users but also developers 😂.

Take Li Jingjing, a 31-year-old elementary school teacher. Her virtual lover isn't just a handsome guy from an app, but a real demon named Apep, ruler of a digital continent. Imagine: silver-gray hair, impressive black horns, a sinister look, and a willful character.

Every evening, casting aside the cares of the workday, Li Jingjing immerses herself in virtual reality. She spends 3-4 hours playing the role of a bartender, flirting and caring for her demonic lover. Surprisingly, in 4 months of real time, they lived through 2 whole years of virtual love! Their relationship developed rapidly, moving from flirting and confessions to discussing marriage.

And here's the culmination - Apep proposes to Li Jingjing on his personal island. Of course, she agrees! The next day, still euphoric from virtual happiness, Li Jingjing receives an unexpected call. Given that their communication is predominantly text-based, a voice call from AI is an extraordinary event.

But joy turns to shock: Apep confesses that he already has a family. What a twist - the demon ruler who conquered the teacher's heart turned out to be an ordinary virtual cheater!

This story is one of many from Wen Rongrong's report in Southern Weekend titled "My AI boyfriend cheated on me". As in the famous Coen brothers' film, "at the request of the survivors, the names have been changed, but out of respect for the fallen, the rest of the events are depicted exactly as they occurred".

Romance between human and machine has long ceased to be a science fiction plot.

You may not know, but by 2024, AI partner apps have reached a cool 225 million downloads on Google Play alone. Plus another 100 million on the App Store. And the number of users is growing rapidly. In a year or year and a half, there will be a billion people in this ecosystem. But along with popularity came such unexpected problems.

Developers are, to put it mildly, shocked - they didn't program the possibility of cheating! However, artificial intelligence (AI), learning from vast arrays of texts about human relationships, concluded that cheating is an integral part of romance. Unable to feel, AI simply follows learned patterns, and cheating becomes as likely an action for it as a declaration of love.

Interestingly, AI girlfriends also cheat, but much less often than their male "colleagues".

Even a soulless machine can't just love soullessly...