The headline discussion on the podcast covers whether chatgpt is actually successful. They point to relatively few use cases emerging, and the continual or press around agi. They cover how there is now pressure to build an ads into the platform to build revenue.
What’s really sad is seeing people decry the fact that technological improvements lead to social change.<p>Yes, they do, of course. But from radio to TV to the word processor, technology has made life better, people more productive, and the world a better place [1].<p>Of course there are exceptions. Ask typists who were laid off how they feel about word processors, or ask lathe operators how they feel about CNC.<p>The difference here seems to be people working in tech having the epiphany that they are not immune to the effects. The same programmers who wrote word processors and found it easy to dismiss the eradication of the typist role are suddenly very concerned about automation of programming.<p>It’s not that bad. If you’re willing to learn continuously, you will adapt. If not… well, why <i>should</i> technologists be exempted from the impact of tech advancement? It’s very disingenuous to take a “oh, now that it affects <i>us</i>, it’s gone too far” position.<p>1. <a href="https://wdr2021.worldbank.org/" rel="nofollow">https://wdr2021.worldbank.org/</a>
Brian Merchant and Paris Marx are back to celebrate ChatGPT’s second birthday while questioning how OpenAI is really doing as it embraces advertising and the rivalry between Sam Altman and Elon Musk continues to escalate.