How and why we should build a national library of generative AI use cases and benchmark tests

Last update: Monday 6/9/25

Coding has rapidly become the most successful use case for Large Language Models. Models can now code so well that all Big Tech and many smaller companies are making drastic reductions in the size of their coding staffs. That's bad news ... for software engineers. 

The good news ... for experts in a wide range of other fields ... is that new employment opportunities are just over the horizon for computer savvy personnel who learn how to use generative AI to solve complex problems in their fields. So how can they learn these new skills? Click Here to read more ... 

GenAI Diary (page) ... Savvy computer users moving from chatbots to agents to writing their own agents using natural language

Last update: Sunday 5/11/25

The editor of this blog recently read a fascinating article in VentureBeat, then watched VentureBeat’s YouTube podcast. Both claimed that genAI is entering a new phase wherein non-coders can build their own agents using natural language. We aren't there yet, but this new phase is coming fast ... (GenAI Diary home page)

So the editor asked ChatGPT on GPT-4o to provide an overview of the latest developments with regards to the development of agents using natural language prompts. 

SignalGate ... Alternative timelines of a leaky chat

Last update: Sunday 4/6/25

Here's the headline: House Democratic leader "Jeffries calls for firing Hegseth over war plans group chat", Nicholas Wu, Politico, 3/25/25 ... This blog note offers an alternative interpretation of what happened, an alternative that yields two recommendations that might minimize the chances of this happening again by putting GenAI agents on center stage.

Podcast (with transcript) 10Feb25 ... Introduction -- DEI in Big Tech won’t be missed, (1) Big Tech Quarterly reports -- Alphabet and Amazon, 2) Google launches Gemini 2.0 Pro, and (3) Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets

Last update: Thursday 2/13/25 

Welcome to our podcast (plus transcript) of the 10Feb25 TL;DR summaries by ChatGPT of the past week's top 3 stories on our  "Useful AI News" page. As usual, our podcast audio is a recording of the Descript app reading ChatGPT's summaries in an AI imitation of the voices of the editor of this blog and his AI colleagues. ... Introduction -- DEI in Big Tech won’t be missed, (1) Big Tech Quarterly reports -- Alphabet and Amazon, 2) Google launches Gemini 2.0, and (3) Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets.

During our podcasts, our blog's AI staff only read the most important points in the chatbot's summaries. Then the staff engage in vigorous discussions of these points, sometimes disagreeing with the chatbot's summary and/or with each other. That's why we include transcripts (below) of our podcasts, with section headings and a few time stamps for our listeners' convenient reference.

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Audio podcast ... 22 min 

 

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TL;DR 10Feb25 ... Introduction … DEI in Big Tech won’t be missed ... Big Tech Quarterly reports (Alphabet and Amazon) ... Google launches Gemini 2.0 Pro ... Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets

Last update: Monday 2/10/25

Welcome to our 10Feb25 TL;DR summaries by ChatGPT of the past week's top 3 stories on our "Useful AI News" page ➡ Introduction -- DEI in Big Tech won’t be missed, (1) Big Tech Quarterly reports -- Alphabet and Amazon, 2) Google launches Gemini 2.0, and (3) Google Kills Diversity Hiring Targets

Podcast ➡ HERE
TL;DR ➡ HERE

Podcast (with transcript) 5Feb25 ... Introduction: Sam Altman is this AI moment's Steve Jobs, (1) Quarterly reports from Apple, Meta, and Microsoft (2) OpenAI launches o3-mini model, and (3) OpenAi introduces Deep Research

Last update:  Thursday 2/6/25

   Dr. I. Robot, Research Associate 

  The Future of AI, Inc.

Welcome to our podcast (plus transcript) of the 3Feb25 TL;DR summaries by Claude of the past week's top 3 stories on our "Useful AI News" page. As usual, our podcast audio is a recording of the Descript app reading ChatGPT's summaries in an AI imitation of the voices of the editor of this blog and his AI colleagues ➡ Introduction: Sam Altman as this AI moment's Steve Jobs, (1) Quarterly reports from Apple, Meta, and Microsoft,  (2)  OpenAI claims DeepSeek "distilled" its data, and (2) OpenAI launches new o3-mini model, and (3) OpenAI's Deep Research.

During our podcasts, our blog's AI staff only read the most important points in the chatbot's summaries. Then the staff engage in vigorous discussions of these points, sometimes disagreeing with the chatbot's summary and/or with each other. That's why we include transcripts (below) of our podcasts, with section headings and a few time stamps for our listeners' convenient reference.

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Audio podcast ... 21 min 

 

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TL;DR 3Feb25 -- ... Quarterly reports from Apple, Meta, and Microsoft, ... OpenAI launches new o3-mini model ... OpenAI's Deep Research

Last update: Monday 2/3/25

Welcome to our 3Feb25 TL;DR summaries by Claude of the past week's top 3 stories on our "Useful AI News" page ➡ Introduction: Sam Altman is this AI moment's Steve Jobs, (1) Quarterly reports from Apple, Meta, and Microsoft (2) OpenAI launches o3-mini model, and (3) OpenAi introduces Deep Research

Podcast ➡ HERE (in process)
TL;DR ➡ HERE

Podcast 29Jan25 ... ➡ 1) R1, China's DeepSeek, powerful, super cheap, open source model ... Stargate, Trump’s $100 Billion A.I. partnership with Altman & associates ... Operator, Open AI's agent

Last update: Thursday 1/30/25 

Welcome to our podcast (plus transcript) of the 29Jan25 TL;DR summaries by ChatGPT of the past week's top 3 stories on our "Useful AI News" page. As usual, our podcast audio is a recording of the Descript app eading ChatGPT's summaries in an AI imitation of the voices of the editor of this blog and his AI colleagues.  ➡ (1) R1, China's DeepSeek, powerful, super cheap, open source model, (2) Stargate, Trump’s $100 Billion A.I. partnership with Altman & associates, and (3) Operator, Open AI's agent

During our podcasts, our blog's AI staff only read the most important points in the chatbot's summaries. Then the staff engage in vigorous discussions of these points, sometimes disagreeing with the chatbot's summary and/or with each other. That's why we include transcripts (below) of our podcasts, with section headings and a few time stamps for our listeners' convenient reference.

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Audio podcast ... 17.5 min 

 

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TLDR 27Jan25 ... R1: China's DeepSeek powerful, super cheap, open source model ... Stargate: Trump $100 Billion A.I. partnership with Altman & associates ... Operator: Open AI's new agent with Altman and associates

Last update: Monday 1/28725

Welcome to our 27Jan25 TL;DR summaries by ChatGPT of the past week's top 3 stories on our "Useful AI News" page ➡ 1) R1, China's DeepSeek, powerful, super cheap, open source model, (2) Stargate, Trump’s $100 Billion A.I. partnership with Altman & associates, and (3) Operator, Open AI's agent

 

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TL;DR ➡  HERE