A Wharton professor gave A.I. tools 30 minutes to work on a business project. The results were ‘superhuman’ - FORTUNE
GPT-4 executes marketing communications campaign: research, strategy, creative. Scarier than The Terminator. Eph. 4:28
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Google’s Bard chatbot launches in US and UK—Guardian
Important point in middle of piece. Google has struggled to produce viable AI product, seen in part as fear of undermining core search technology. Similar to Sony slow-walking MP3 player development to protect traditional recorded media sales; Kodak inventing then ignoring digital photography to protect film sales. Ecc. 3:1
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Reborn Ringling Bros. circus to leap on tour — minus animals—AP
Social market environment force dictated change, eliminating animal acts. Can Ringling Bros. mix nostalgia, tech, and social awareness in reboot? Gen. 7:9
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Meta lay-offs: Facebook owner to cut 10,000 staff - BBC News
“Year of efficiency” latest corporate-speak for firings, ranking with “right-sizing.” Pushback on remote working another sign of flailing leadership. Jer. 23:1
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Father of cellphone sees dark side but also hope in new tech—AP
Promise and peril always in tension, in science and sci-fi.
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BARCELONA, Spain (AP) — The man credited with inventing the cellphone 50 years ago had only one concern then about the brick-sized device with a long antenna: Would it work? These days Martin Cooper frets like everybody else about his invention’s impacts on society — from the loss of privacy to the risk of internet addiction to the rapid spread of harmful content, especially among kids .
Primary care a hot target; CVS spends $10.6B on Oak Street—AP
More vertical integration by pharmacy megacorps. Will health care improve with preventive emphasis? Jer. 33:6
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Big money is pouring into primary care clinics as the nation’s health care giants hunt for ways to cut costs by keeping people healthy. CVS Health said Wednesday that it will spend about $10.6 billion to buy Oak Street Health, which runs clinics that specialize in treating Medicare Advantage patients.
‘Father of Peeps’ Bob Born, whose tech made popular candy chicks, dies at 98 - The Washington Post. Note engineering background to drive candy mass production. Psalm 119:103
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Intel is becoming accidental ad for friendshoring—Reuters http://bit.ly/403oqfr
“Friendshoring” means moving supply chain elements to friendly countries (e.g., Taiwan instead of China). Intel sales plummeting, losing ground to Taiwan rival TSMC. Note Intel was once part of “Wintel” computer monopoly with Microsoft (Win is Windows). Mobile tech disrupted both companies. Daniel 2:39
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Intel’s <a href="https://www.reuters.com/companies/INTC.O" target="_blank">(INTC.O)</a> microchips may be tiny, but its troubles are impossible to miss. On Thursday, the U.S. chipmaker said revenue and profitability <a href="https://www.intc.com/news-events/press-releases/detail/1600/intel-reports-fourth-quarter-and-full-year-2022-financial" target="_blank">plummeted in the fourth quarter</a>. Its plan to catch up to rival Taiwan Semiconductor Manufacturing <a href="https://www.reuters.com/companies/2330.TW" target="_blank">(2330.TW)</a> in technology and manufacturing prowess, always ambitious, now looks implausible. If the U.S. government is keen to nurture a domestic chip industry, Intel is becoming an accidental advertisement for friendshoring.
Jason William Karpf
