ChatGPT just turned two last Saturday, and what a journey it’s been!
In just two years, this tool has "grown up" so much and has become a staple in my everyday tasks. If you’re still picturing ChatGPT as the 3.5 model with its knowledge cutoff and "robotic” answers, you’re really missing out.
It’s no longer clueless about current events, it “thinks” more carefully before answering, and it can even talk with you like a real human.
This shows just how quickly AI has advanced in the past couple of years, and it’s creating a bigger gap between those who jumped in early and kept growing with it versus those who are still holding back.
Over the past year teaching Lead with AI courses to more than 200 executives from big and small companies, I’ve heard all the doubts and hesitations about starting with AI (the right way). But once they take that first step, the “aha!” moments start rolling in.
I’ll leave you with tech thinker Ben Evans’ quote: “AI is whatever doesn’t work yet, and when it works, it’s just software.” His 2024 yearly presentation is a must-read, and a reminder: the future of AI isn’t coming, it’s already here.
That said, let’s dive into this week’s issue. I have news and inspirations for you to apply AI in your work, team, and organization:
- The Executive AI Brief: GenAI Workforce Deployment Blueprint (PwC x EWF)
- “Your AI Team” Updates: Custom Writing Style for Claude, AI Podcasting on Your Phone with ElevenLabs
- AI Implementation Case Study: AI Driving Results at Australian Commonwealth Bank
- Weekly Quick Hits: Chinese Reasoning Model Beats OpenAI’s o1, Breakthroughs in AI for Image and Sound, New AI Coding Assistant Threatens Programmer Roles, and more.
But first: