Will’s Weekly Roundup is a weekly newsletter of curated tech, business, and startup news (and some of my thoughts).

Top Reads

The best-curated stories from around the web this week.

BUSINESS AND TECHNOLOGY

• A new AI chatbot is getting buzz for being able to have intelligent-sounding conversations, write music, and even code (BI)

• The fate of Sam Bankman-Fried's investments (AXIOS)

• The End of High-School English (ATLANTIC)

• Demand for remote jobs outpaces supply (AXIOS)

• World Cup fans look up AR stats of players in real-time (ENGADGET)

• Apple Makes Plans to Move Production Out of China (WSJ)

• Amazon layoffs now expected to mount to 20,000, including top managers (COMPUTER WORLD)

• SpaceX unveils ‘Starshield,’ a military variation of Starlink satellites (CNBC)

• Computer Science Students Face a Shrinking Big Tech Job Market (NYT)

• Tesla just delivered its first all-electric Semi truck (INSIDER)

• Disney’s latest AI tool de-ages actors in seconds (VERGE)

OUTSIDE INTERESTS

• Are you ready to pay extra for premium seating in restaurants? This app thinks so (FAST CO)

• Want to Know Why Democrats Lose Rural America? (NYT)

• Seven Signs of Ethical Collapse (SCU)

Top Listens

• The Twitter Files Parts 1-2: shadow banning, story suppression, interference & more (All-In Podcast Ep. #107 - LINK)

• SBF, FTX, Fraud, Scams, Fake Gurus, Money, Fame, and Power (Lex Fridman Podcast Ep. #345 - LINK)

• Paul English: How He Built And Sold 6 Companies And Why He Believes Irritation Becomes Inspiration (MFM Podcast Ep. #394 - LINK)

Startup Deep Dive: Open AI (Chat GTP)

** YOU NEED TO HEAR ABOUT THIS **

OpenAI is a leading artificial intelligence research institute. The company was founded in 2015 by a group of prominent researchers and entrepreneurs, including Elon Musk, Sam Altman, and Greg Brockman. The goal of OpenAI is to advance the field of AI by conducting research in areas such as machine learning, robotics, and neuroscience, and by developing AI technologies that can be used in a wide range of applications.

The company has received significant funding from investors such as Microsoft and NVIDIA, and has partnerships with leading academic institutions and technology companies. Over the years, OpenAI has made numerous important contributions to the field of AI, including breakthroughs in natural language processing, reinforcement learning, and generative models.

Their latest product is ChatGPT, a state-of-the-art natural language processing (NLP) model. It is based on the GPT-3 (Generative Pretrained Transformer-3) architecture, which uses deep learning algorithms to generate human-like text. It can generate text that is similar to human writing, making it useful for a variety of applications such as chatbots, language translation, and text summarization.

The technology is incredible. It can answer pretty much any question, write code, create an entire essay from a one-sentence prompt, provide helpful advice, and hold a full conversation. Chat GTP has brought the marginal cost of information to zero. Education will never be the same again. If you don’t believe the full capabilities of this technology, I’ll just say that 90% of what you just read was written by Chat GTP. Impressive, right?

YOU NEED TO TRY IT: chat.openai.com/chat

How to try it.

1. Navigate to chat.openai.com/chat

2. Create an account. (You’ll need to do this. And yes, you can trust OpenAI with your information).

3. Start using it.

I’ve listed some prompts below if you need some ideas of what to ask.

• I'm interviewing the synthetic biologist George Church on our podcast later this week. The topic is how to move fast. What questions should I ask him?

• In an imaginary fight between Superman and Batman who would win and why?

• Write me a college admissions essay about working as a lifeguard.

• What are wormholes? Explain like I’m 5.

• Code a to-do app that allows me to edit the items and store them in a database. Please use React for the front-end and next js for the back-end.

• Give me a list of 10 Christmas gift ideas for my Dad.

2 Ideas I’m Thinking About

Finding Joy in Other’s Successes

Finding joy in the successes of others is a powerful way to expand our own happiness and sense of fulfillment. As former Hindu Monk Jay Shetty wisely stated, "If I only find joy in my own successes, I’m limiting my joy. But if I can take pleasure in the successes of my friends and family—ten, twenty, fifty people—I get to experience fifty times the happiness and joy. Who doesn’t want that?" By taking the time to celebrate the achievements of those around us, we open ourselves up to a greater sense of joy and connection.

Don’t Optimize Your Downtime

As productivity expert Rahul Chowdhury stated, “One bad habit of being a productivity nerd is trying to optimize every moment for usefulness. It's hard not to view every minute of free time as a golden opportunity to propel this blog further. Remember that there's more to life than just work. Cherish your downtime.” By taking the time to rest and recharge, we can be more productive and effective in the long run. This is a reminder to not always strive for maximum productivity, but to also make space for relaxation and enjoyment.

2 Quotes

• “More is lost by indecision than wrong decision. Indecision is the thief of opportunity. It will steal you blind.” - Cicero

• “The loudest piggy bank has the least amount of coins in it. Wealth is what you don't see. The guy surfing on a Tuesday, the mom taking years off work to spend time being present with her young kids... that's wealth.” - Danny Baldus-Strauss

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