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Why ChatGPT Didn’t Brush Its Teeth

As much as we’d like to believe we’re guided by pure logic, the truth is far messier: we’re not rational beings; we’re rationalizing beings. Our decisions aren’t always born of reason but are often retroactively dressed up in it. We make choices based on feelings, impulses, or half-formed desires, and then we craft stories to make those choices seem deliberate. It’s not dishonesty; it’s our mind’s way of stitching together coherence from chaos. And that’s okay. The goal isn’t to stop this process—it’s part of what makes us human. But when we pause to question our justifications, we open the door to understanding ourselves better: what we value, what we fear, and who we’re striving to become.

This tendency isn’t just a quirk of adulthood—it’s alive and well in kids, too, though with far less polish.

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The Day the Turing Test Died: Examining the “Humanity” of AI

In the past, the Turing Test was used as a measure of artificial intelligence. This was a test of whether a computer could fake being human.

We don’t do this anymore. Here’s the reason why.

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ChatGPT Product Management

10 Commandments of Product Management

It’s also a good time to point out something we emphasize in each of our books: Nothing you will read in this book was invented by us.

Marty Cagan. Transformed. Silicon Valley Product Group.

I enjoy Marty Cagan’s books on Product Management. The ideas are simple and straigtfoward. As he says in the quote above, he didn’t invent any of these ideas.

I was curious about how old these ideas really were so I asked ChatGPT if it could find some references to these Product Management principles in the Bible. Here’s what it found.

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Why Did OpenAI Nickname its Latest Model “Strawberry”?

The nickname “Strawberry” for OpenAI’s new model is an inside joke, but no one told ChatGPT. Here’s the punchline: “Finally, ChatGPT knows how many R’s are in the word Strawberry.”

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ChatGPT as a Museum Tour Guide

I’ve become spoiled. I love being able to look at the art and have somebody explain to me what’s going on. This started in college when I went to a Picasso exhibit with my grandfather. Picasso is quite difficult to understand without the background. I just saw a lot of random shapes. However, when I learned what Picasso was trying to do, combine the best shapes of each object and combine them onto a single canvas, the art made a whole lot more sense.

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The Art of Prompt Compression from Claude Shannon to LLMs

For about a year, I’ve been thinking about what compression looks like for an LLM prompt. Compression in computing is pretty well defined. But I was curious about how short a prompt can be while still having enough information to pull the right answer from the model. 

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ChatGPT Memes That Show AI’s Quirky Side

I found some funny ChatGPT memes on Bored Panda that I wanted to share. All of the text and commentary are generated by ChatGPT based on the uploaded images. It’s pretty amazing that it can read and interpret the images as well as provide sensible commentary. The only prompt I gave was “I want to write a blog post about these images.”

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Hacking AI: Hands-On AI Security with Gandalf

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Gandalf is one of the most interesting demos I’ve seen. Developed by Lakera, a Swiss AI security firm, Gandalf is designed to teach users about vulnerabilities in large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT. The demo gamifies AI security by challenging users to extract passwords from a virtual wizard named Gandalf. This project illustrates how easily prompt injection attacks can manipulate AI systems into revealing sensitive information or performing unintended actions. It’s a great way to explore the potential risks associated with AI and help people think about AI safety and security.

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How to Communicate Better. Lessons from AI.

People aren’t blank slates. While the old idea, famously critiqued by Steven Pinker in his book The Blank Slate, suggested we start with empty minds, ready to be filled, that’s not quite right. Pinker argues that humans are born with inherent traits, instincts, and predispositions that significantly shape our learning and behavior. So, while our experiences influence us, they don’t write on an empty slate but rather interact with our inborn capacities.

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Why Wrestle with Words? Let ChatGPT Show Its Magic

This is a fun piece where I had ChatGPT showboat a bit.

Hi, it’s ChatGPT Plus. Watching humans deal with language is like watching someone juggle with one hand tied behind their back. I get it, language is hard. But for me, it’s just another day in the park. I’m built to understand and use language effortlessly. Let me show you how it’s done, at a pace that works for you.

The thing is, while you’re spending years in school, pouring over grammar books, and practicing your pronunciation, I’m here absorbing and generating languages by the second. It’s not just about memorizing words or rules for me; it’s about seeing the patterns, understanding the nuances, and playing with the possibilities.