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Re: ChatGPT Pulse

#101

Post by fn-mote »

9rx wrote: post #89
jasonsb wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I’m rapidly losing interest in all of these tools. It feels like blockchain again in a lot of weird ways. It doesn't feel like blockchain at all. Blockchain is probably the most useless technology ever invented (unless you're a criminal or an influencer who makes ungodly amounts of money off of suckers). AI is a powerful tool for those who are willing to put in the work. People who have the time, knowledge and crit…

> AI is a powerful tool for those who are willing to put in the work. No more powerful than I without the A. The only advantage AI has over I is that it is cheaper, but that's the appeal of the blockchain as well: It's cheaper than VISA. The trouble with the blockchain is that it hasn't figured out how to be useful generally. Much like AI, it only works in certain niches. The past interest in the blockchain was premi…

Blockchain only solves one problem Visa solves: transferring funds. It doesn't solve the other problems that Visa solves. For example, there is no way to get restitution in the case of fraud.

Re: ChatGPT Pulse

#102

Post by bob1029 »

> Pulse introduces this future in its simplest form: personalized research and timely updates that appear regularly to keep you informed. Soon, Pulse will be able to connect with more of the apps you use so updates capture a more complete picture of your context. We’re also exploring ways for Pulse to deliver relevant work at the right moments throughout the day, whether it’s a quick check before a meeting, a reminder to revisit a draft, or a resource that appears right when you need it.

This reads to me like OAI is seeking to build an advertising channel into their product stack.

Re: ChatGPT Pulse

#103

Post by svachalek »

jasonsb wrote: post #82
jsheard wrote: post #76

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> My personal productivity has skyrocketed in the last 12 months. Has your productivity objectively, measurably improved or does it just feel like it has improved? Recall the METR study which caught programmers self-reporting they were 20% faster with AI when they were actually 20% slower.

Objectively. I’m now tackling tasks I wouldn’t have even considered two or three years ago, but the biggest breakthrough has been overcoming procrastination. When AI handles over 50% of the work, there’s a 90% chance I’ll finish the entire task faster than it would normally take me just to get started on something new.

I don't think it's helped me do anything I couldn't do, in fact I've learned it's far easier to do hard things myself than trying to prompt an AI out of the ditches it will dig trying to do it. But I also find it's great for getting painful and annoying tasks out of the way that I really can't motivate to do myself.

Re: ChatGPT Pulse

#104

Post by 9rx »

fn-mote wrote: post #101
9rx wrote: post #89

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> AI is a powerful tool for those who are willing to put in the work. No more powerful than I without the A. The only advantage AI has over I is that it is cheaper, but that's the appeal of the blockchain as well: It's cheaper than VISA. The trouble with the blockchain is that it hasn't figured out how to be useful generally. Much like AI, it only works in certain niches. The past interest in the blockchain was premi…

Blockchain only solves one problem Visa solves: transferring funds. It doesn't solve the other problems that Visa solves. For example, there is no way to get restitution in the case of fraud.

Yes, that is one of the reasons it hasn't been able to be used generally. But AI can't be used generally either. Both offer niche solutions for those with niche problems, but that's about it. They very much do feel the same, and they are going to start feeling even more the same if AGI doesn't arrive soon. Don't let the niche we know best around here being one of the things AI is helping to solve cloud your vision of it. The small few who were able to find utility in the blockchain thought it was useful too

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#105

Post by yieldcrv »

swalsh wrote: post #84
jasonsb wrote: post #66

Earlier quoted context omitted.

> I’m rapidly losing interest in all of these tools. It feels like blockchain again in a lot of weird ways. It doesn't feel like blockchain at all. Blockchain is probably the most useless technology ever invented (unless you're a criminal or an influencer who makes ungodly amounts of money off of suckers). AI is a powerful tool for those who are willing to put in the work. People who have the time, knowledge and crit…

" Blockchain is probably the most useless technology ever invented " Actually AI may be more like blockchain then you give it credit for. Blockchain feels useless to you because you either don't care about or value the use cases it's good for. For those that do, it opens a whole new world they eagerly look forward to. As a coder, it's magical to describe a world, and then to see AI build it. As a copyeditor it may be…

"I'm not the target audience and I would never do the convoluted alternative I imagined on the spot that I think are better than what blockchain users do"

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Post by iLoveOncall »

Dilettante_ wrote: post #77

The handful of other commenters that brough it up are right: This is gonna be absolutely devastating for the "wireborn spouse", "I disproved physics" and "I am the messiah" crowd's mental health. But: I personally could see myself getting something like "Hey, you were studying up on SQL the other day, would you like to do a review, or perhaps move on to a lesson about Django?" Or take AI-assisted "therapy"/skills tra…

> This is gonna be absolutely devastating for the "wireborn spouse", "I disproved physics" and "I am the messiah" crowd's mental health.

> I personally could see myself getting something like [...] AI-assisted "therapy"

???

Re: ChatGPT Pulse

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Post by dakiol »

SirensOfTitan wrote: post #27

My pulse today is just a mediocre rehash of prior conversations I’ve had on the platform. I tried to ask GPT-5 pro the other day to just pick an ambitious project it wanted to work on, and I’d carry out whatever physical world tasks it needed me to, and all it did was just come up with project plans which were rehashes of my prior projects framed as its own. I’m rapidly losing interest in all of these tools. It feels…

> I’m rapidly losing interest in all of these tools

Same. It reminds me the 1984 event in which the computer itself famously “spoke” to the audience using its text-to-speech feature. Pretty amazing at that time, but nevertheless quite useless since then

Re: ChatGPT Pulse

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Post by Insanity »

I’m a pro user.. but this just seems like a way to make sure users engage more with the platform. Like how social media apps try to get you addicted and have them always fight for your attention.

Definitely not interested in this.

Re: ChatGPT Pulse

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Post by BhavdeepSethi »

meindnoch wrote: post #87
labrador wrote: post #78

No desktop version. I know I'm old, but do people really do serious work on small mobile phone screens? I love my glorious 43" 4K monitor, I hate small phone screens but I guess that's just me.

Most people don't use desktops anymore. At least in my friend circles, it's 99% laptop users.

I don't think they meant desktops in the literal sense. Laptop with/without monitors is effectively considered desktop now (compared to mobile web/apps).
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