The A.I. Analyst by Ben Parr

šŸ‘‹šŸ½ Hi friends! I want to try something new. Last time I updated you, it was about my podcast with actor Greg Grunberg! This time, I wanted to share something a little different ā€” an analysis of the rapidly-moving A.I. revolution and how it will impact education and society. As part of this change, Iā€™ve renamed my newsletter to ā€œThe Social Analystā€ ā€” the name of my columns at both Mashable and CNET.

👋🏽 Hi friends! The A.I. discussion has moved lightning fast. A month ago, we were marveling over ChatGPT’s capabilities. Then the conversation moved towards what impact A.I. would have on education, ownership, copyright, journalism, and practically every knowledge and creative industry. In the midst of this, a deeper question has emerged: what are the ethical and moral repercussions of A.I. as it becomes mainstream?

πŸ‘‹πŸ½ Hi friends, This is not my usual content on The Social Analyst, but I have a pretty big life update to share with you all! πŸ’πŸ’πŸ’ I love you, Deborah. I can't wait to spend the rest of my life with you! ❀️❀️❀️ I’ll back to my regularly scheduled programming next week. In the meantime, here are some beautiful photos of the big moment. πŸ˜€ I still can’t believe I’m engaged to such an incredible woman. Filled with SO MUCH Love, ~ Ben

šŸ‘‹šŸ½ Hey friends, Before I get to my Hot Takes on the most interesting AI developments of the past weekā€¦ ā€¦Itā€™s good to see you all! Iā€™m back after a brief hiatus. I spent most of April in Japan, Thailand and Singapore with the fiancĆ©. I actually used A.I. to plan 95% of the trip. I trained an instance of ChatGPT to suggest places to visit, foods to try, and activities to embark upon ā€” all personalized to Deborah and me.

ūüĎčūüŹĹHey friends, I have a quick report on the future of AI (and more) for y‚Äôall ‚ÄĒ LIVE from the field! I spent all of last week traveling, first to Las Vegas for Shoptalk (10,000+ people, the biggest gathering of retail & commerce leaders) and then to San Francisco for two Generative AI events ‚ÄĒ the Generative AI social hour & panel at The Modernist and the Cerebral Valley Summit hosted by and Volley.

👋🏽 Hi friends! And a special hello to all the new subscribers from This Week in Tech. You might be overwhelmed by the deluge of recent AI news. I know I am. New developments are flying a mile a second. So what’s really happening in AI? Are we in the midst of an AI war? Is Bing going to take market share from Google? Can Microsoft make Bing’s new AI not go off the rails? Can Google recapture the AI media narrative? How many AI companies are out there?

The Social Analyst is an exploration of how technology — especially A.I. — will impact society. ChatGPT is already disrupting education. TikTok has changed the way we consume information. The recent bear market has permanently changed the tech industry in ways we don’t yet realize. I will be examining the impact of these technologies on society and how they are shaping our world. If any of this sounds interesting to you, go here to subscribe.

ūüĎčūüŹĹ Hello friends! (Especially all the new ones who subscribed after yesterday‚Äôs insane A.I. news and newsletter.) I don‚Äôt normally send back-to-back emails, but TechCrunch just published our AI Framework announcement. So without further ado, let me introduce you to‚Ķ The Turing test is no longer a useful way to assess AI. We need a new framework for assessing AIs and their capabilities.

👋🏽 Hi friends! This week, I want to dive into a new concept I’ve termed “FOZO”, how FOZO is influencing VC, startup and wider market behavior, and what I predict will happen to startups in 2023. I also want to talk about how my former employer is now using A.I. to write articles and how this is the beginning of a difficult trend. (Scroll closer to the bottom of this newsletter for the A.I. content.) But first! I want to celebrate a little.