How To Settle Any Debate With AI

With the prompt in this email, you can get AI to solve all of your disagreements.

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Adam Greenbaum
January 30, 2024

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  • 🤯 A poisoned AI went rogue. That’s worrisome.

  • ⚡️ Fresh tech of the day - Google Research LUMIERE

  • đź“° The latest AI and tech news

  • 🤖 Cool new apps for you to check out

  • 🧠 Today’s Tip: How To Settle Any Debate With AI

  • đź’ˇ Today’s Inspiration: The difference between average and great

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

A few years back, I read about AI and the Paperclip Problem. I recommend you read it because it’s a thought-provoking idea. Long-story short:

Philosophers have speculated that an AI tasked with a task such as creating paperclips might cause an apocalypse by learning to divert ever-increasing resources to the task, and then learning how to resist our attempts to turn it off. But this column argues that, to do this, the paperclip-making AI would need to create another AI that could acquire power both over humans and over itself, and so it would self-regulate to prevent this outcome. Humans who create AIs with the goal of acquiring power may be a greater existential threat.

And then, you read a headline like this, and it really worries you: “Poisoned AI went rogue during training and couldn't be taught to behave again in 'legitimately scary' study.”

So anyway, this is an excellent reminder to all AI builders reading this—please assume all AI is poisoned and trying to kill us.

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Cool Tech: Google Research LUMIERE

Google's LUMIERE AI can now turn your wildest text-based dreams into stunningly realistic videos. This next-generation text-to-video generator is a diffusion model. It starts with random noise and gradually refines it into a coherent, moving image based on your written prompt. Unlike other models that generate keyframes and then fill in the gaps, LUMIERE produces the entire video at once, resulting in seamless, believable motion.

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Latest News.

My take: Shout out to the company building one of the first AI apps I ever used at work. This product keeps getting better and better.

My take: I’m not a heavy Grok user, but I assume it’s built on endless Twitter data. More updates are on the way. Do you use it?

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Today’s Tip: Settle Any Debate with AI

Whether it’s your significant other or a close friend, debates and arguments happen. What’s important is not to be correct but to have AI prove you are right. Bard to the rescue. With the prompt below, you can get AI to solve all your disagreements.

Settle a debate: [the topic you are debating]

This has come up at my house before, so we got Bard involved.

Settle a debate: How long can you eat eggs after the expiration date has passed?

Here is our (surprising) answer:

This is a classic debate topic, and the answer actually depends on a few factors!

First, let's clarify the date: The date on your egg carton isn't an "expiration date" in the strict sense. It's typically a "sell-by" or "use-by" date, which is more of a quality guarantee from the manufacturer. It means they recommend using the eggs by that date for optimal quality and freshness.

Now, for the good news: Eggs can generally be safely eaten several weeks past their sell-by date, up to 4-5 weeks in most cases. Here's why:

Their natural protective coating helps shield them from bacteria. Refrigeration further slows down spoilage.

However, there are some caveats:

This applies to properly stored eggs, kept at 40°F or below in the refrigerator. Eggs left at room temperature spoil much faster.

You should always do a quick freshness check before using any eggs, regardless of the date. Here's how:

The float test: Gently place the egg in a bowl of water. If it floats, it's likely past its prime. Fresh eggs sink.

Crack it open: Check for an unpleasant odor, discolored yolk or white, or blood spots. Discard any eggs that seem off.

In conclusion: You can likely eat eggs several weeks past their sell-by date, as long as they've been stored properly and you do a quick freshness check before using them. But if you're unsure, it's always best to err on the side of caution and toss them.

Hopefully, this helps settle your debate! Remember, food safety is paramount, so when in doubt, throw it out.

How long after the expiration date did you eat eggs before seeing this?

Today’s Inspiration: The difference between average and excellent.

Look around; the “I got it” people are further ahead in their lives and careers than the “not my job people.”

Every single time.

 

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