How To Learn a New Language with ChatGPT

Today on 🥯 Bagel Bots, we’re discussing:

• 🤯 A new place to network and make friends!

• ⚡️ Fresh tech of the day - Rabbit

• 📰 The latest AI and tech news

• 🤖 Cool new apps for you to check out

• 🇯🇵 Learn a new language with ChatGPT

• 💯 My tips for having an amazing 2024

(Read time: five minutes) - Fun fact: I never change this.

Happy New Year! Our first email of 2024 is extremely long. Email me if you hate (or love) the length of this email.

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💰 If you’re looking for investors or advisors for your AI product. I’m interested.

In one week, Rabbit is launching new tech that I am very excited about. While many companies are working hard to build AI-powered UI to later on to software and connect with LLMs, Rabbit has the best marketing I have seen yet. And hey, I’m a marketing guy.

🔗 You can join the waitlist for Rabbit here. When you’re there, be sure to watch the trailer.

🔗 The Biggest Of The Big: AI Startups Raised Huge — These Were The Largest Deals Of 2023

My take: Want to make a lot of money in 2024 and beyond? Launch and scale a successful AI company ASAP. Cha-ching.

🔗 AI expert warns against telling your secrets to chatbots such as ChatGPT

My take: Maybe this isn’t explicitly shared with people, but please do not give your social security number or bank account numbers to any AI tools.

🔗 Microsoft Copilot is now available as a ChatGPT-like app on Android

My take: ChatGPT on the iPhone is incredible, and Copilot is also an excellent tool that you will love using on your phone. Of course, all this is just holding us over until Apple turns Siri into a usable thing.

🔗 Artificial intelligence can find your location in photos, worrying privacy experts

My take: Imagine a world where every selfie you post gives AI your exact location in real-time. Surprise, we are already here.

🔗 Samsung’s new AI-enabled smart fridge can design recipes based on your dietary needs

My take: This is cool, but I need a smart fridge that will shame me for checking for snacks for the tenth time in a day.

Every one of these apps can help you with your company, career, side hustle, or personal project. I recommend diving deep into them all.

• 🔗 ParsePrompt - Convert and summarize podcast episodes, audio clips, web pages, and YouTube into AI-generated content

• 🔗 Letty - Revolutionize your email experience with the power of AI

• 🔗 Inbox Zero - Newsletter management, AI automation, and email analytics

• 🔗 ForeFront - Meet your new AI assistant. Choose from powerful models, chat with files, browse the internet, bring your team, customize assistants, share chats, and much more

• 🔗 Olvy - Get deep actionable insights on customer feedback with their AI Copilot for Product Managers

Check these fantastic platforms out, and let me know what you think. Reply to this email or tweet me directly.

🇯🇵 Learn a new language with ChatGPT

Learning a new language is difficult, especially at my age (37). I have been using Duo Lingo (and I love it), but I wanted to get some more help from my friend ChatGPT.

So I prompted:

You are from Japan and speak fluent English. I need your help training me to learn the basics of Japanese. Put together a plan for me to learn just the basics—enough to be able to order food and get directions for a trip to Japan this year.

The response was immediate and extremely helpful. This will guide me to continue to learn the language and more about the culture before my trip in April.

Here is the response:

Do you plan to learn a new language this year? This is a GREAT place to start.

PS: If you’re using Duo Lingo for something, you can add me here.

💯 My tips for having an amazing 2024.

I had an excellent 2023, and I want to share some of the things I did that made it great. Please add to the list in the comments of this post!

1. Invest more. Find new things to invest in. I invested in real estate (wow, people aren't lying; it really works) and in awesome companies like beehiiv (they are crushing it).

2. Walk way more than you do now. Thankfully, my dogs keep me going 2-3 miles daily, but I still take other calls and one-on-ones while walking. I feel 10x more engaged on a walk than sitting at a desk.

3. Invest in a good mattress. My wife and I bought the most fantastic mattress this year, and I seriously felt a shift in my life and mental state overnight. Just spend the money. You spend ~25% of your life sleeping, right?

4. Eat the frog! Eating the frog means doing the most challenging thing on your daily to-do list. I promise you that carrying mental weight is much harder than anything on your to-do list. Just get it done and move on.

5. Create a passion project outside of work. I started a beehiiv newsletter about AI this year and have had so much fun growing it to nearly 7,000 subscribers!

6. Learn to be comfortable showcasing your work. Be proud on social media and at your workplace—celebrate wins loudly. Be sure to celebrate other people's wins, too.

7. Take better notes and ask better questions. Don't hesitate to follow up or ask if you do not understand something. Take outstanding notes in the moment because it's a lifesaver for busy people.

8. Build a system that works for you. Don't use someone else's system—everyone is different. I use Apple Notes, Reminders, and Calendar to keep me on top of a million daily things.

9. Go to the dentist more. As weird as it sounds, I started getting professional teeth cleanings four times a year and have never felt better. Even as an OCD brusher and flosser 3-4 times daily, professional cleanings are worth the splurge.

10. Find time to be creative. I am a photographer, have an AI newsletter, design stuff for work, and write a lot. None of these things have anything to do with my career, but they bring me so much joy.

11. Travel more! I traveled 21,085 miles in 2023 and experienced new countries and cities. In 2024, I plan to blow away this year's travel numbers. I want to see more of the world.

12. Become and stay an expert. I spend at least an hour a day learning my craft. I take courses, read 10+ marketing and automation websites religiously, and go to webinars to be a top marketer in my field. Nothing is stopping you from doing this, too.

Bonus tip: Get a bunch of dogs—as many as you can handle. Dogs are the best beings on Earth and deserve all our love and attention.

Happy 2024!

—Adam