MargaretC
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MargaretC
GPT-4 and 4-Turbo have always been available for free in Microsoft Copilot. 4o is now free in ChatGPT. Claude 3.5 Sonnet is now free in Claude. So there are many that have never subscribed to a premium plan that have been using the best models all along still
Ethan Mollick • Gradually, then Suddenly: Upon the Threshold
A framework that unifies many forces shaping life. Laws of life. Where, when an how to intervene. Levers (political, market challenge, tech gap, culture mismatch or any combination)
The 4 laws of Life
Energy
Innovation
Cooperation
Evolution
Life stages (years ago)
Universe.. 14bn
Earth.. 4.5bn
First single cell.. 3.5 to 4b
Great Oxygenation. Earth cooled, ice age. Organism eat stored fat energy. 2.5bn
Ice age ends. 2bn
Sex. Cooperation. Multicellular.. 1.2bn
Cambrian Explosion (fossil records, diverse animal life). 540 mn
Dinosaurs. Lived for approx 180mn years. 240mn
Hominids & Chimp common ancestor. 4 to 7mn
Closest Ancestor (Neanderthal & Denisovan). 350k. Extinct 40k
Human in Africa. 150 to 250k
Humans colonised most of world. 60 to 70k
Hunter gather(Stone age) end. 12k
Agriculture technology start 10k.
Cities (Egypt, Iraq) 6k
Democracy Greece 2.5k
Industrial Revolution. 0.260k
Internet. 0.025
From A Theory of Everyone, Michael Muthukrishna
That is why I suggest that people and organizations keep an “impossibility list” - things that their experiments have shown that AI can definitely not do today but which it can almost do. For example, no AI can create a satisfying puzzle or mystery for you to solve, but they are getting closer. When AI models are updated, test them on your... See more
Ethan Mollick • Gradually, then Suddenly: Upon the Threshold
But gradually, social-media users became more comfortable sharing intimate details of their lives with strangers and corporations. ... They became more adept at putting on performances and managing their personal brand—activities that might impress others but that do not deepen friendships in the way that a private phone conversation will. Once... See more
Jonathan Haidt • Why the Past 10 Years of American Life Have Been Uniquely Stupid
Once social-media platforms had trained users to spend more time performing and less time connecting, the stage was set for the major transformation, which began in 2009: the intensification of viral dynamics.
Everyone belongs to a tribe and underestimates how influential that tribe is on their thinking. There is little correlation between climate change denial and scientific literacy. But there is a strong correlation between climate change denial and political affiliation. That’s an extreme example, but everyone has views persuaded by identity over... See more
collabfund.com • Ideas That Changed My Life
I had a conversation a few days ago with one of the most rockstar women I know.
She said: “I don’t want to lead my own thing. I want to be a first follower who passionately supports a mission I care about, and enables teams to do their best work.”
Her level of awareness and conviction has... See more
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