AI Mastery: Use it, Don’t Lose to It

Altucher’s AI Masterclass (Part 2) [Altucher Confidential] March 05, 2024 [UNSUBSCRIBE]( Trend Trader Daily Readers: Your subscription has changed. If you missed [Michael’s announcement]( going forward your issues will come from Altucher Confidential. We’ll be writing you six days a week, at approximately 4:00 p.m. EST (around 10:00 AM on Sundays). Each issue is dedicated to help you “skip the line” and gain an unfair advantage in the markets, in business, and in your personal life. We’ll stop at nothing to make you happier, healthier, wealthier, and sound like a genius at the dinner party. You can [unsubscribe]( at any time. But we think Altucher Confidential is a vital tool for helping you build, keep, and invest your money and break free from the chains of rusted, old thinking. So we hope you’ll give it a chance. AI Mastery: Use it, Don’t Lose to It [Chris Campbell] CHRIS CAMPBELL Dear Reader, Hey there. Chris again. We’re on day TWO of James’ AI Masterclass. Today, James will tackle the BIG question: Will AI steal my job? His answer? Yes. Absolutely. And good riddance. Check it out below. Read on. AI Will Steal Your Job James Altucher [James Altucher] JAMES ALTUCHER There’s a technological revolution coming. And it’s coming soon. And most of us will be completely shocked when these advances go mainstream. These new technologies will change almost every industry as we know them and wipe out entire classes of jobs in the process. Yeah, I’m talking about AI and the almost unimaginable things it will be able to do in the not-so-distant future. As with any big paradigm shift like this, there will be winners and there will be losers. And if my recent experiments with AI are any indication, I might need to brush up my resume… AI as a Podcaster I recently interviewed Martin Seligman. He's the creator of the field of Positive Psychology. Positive psychology views the patient not as having a "mental illness" that needs to be fixed but as a human who would like to maximize his or her potential well-being. The results, outlined in the books Learned Optimism, Authentic Happiness, and his new book, Tomorrowmind, have been game changers for me. I am an optimist in general, particularly on the state of the world. But often I slip into pessimism regarding my personal situation. His books and his PERMA outline of what well-being is have been very helpful to me so I was really grateful to have the chance to talk with him and, in my view, it was a great interview. Or was it? I asked ChatGPT what questions it would ask Martin. And they were great. I listed the AI's questions below. I don't know which would've done a better job. Me or the AI? You can check it out at [(. The podcast is titled “How to Thrive in our Modern Work World with a 70,000-year-old brain!”, recorded on January 6th, 2023. I tend to ask... Questions that specifically help me. Here I am talking to the pre-eminent psychologist in the field I feel provides the most value in clinical psychology. It's basically the foundation of modern cognitive behavioral therapy. So I view the podcast interview with him (and his co-author, brain researcher Gabriella Kellerman) as a personal therapy session for me! Heck, when else would I get the chance? So my questions, in a roundabout way, are really about my own personal situations, although it might not seem that way. The AI questions are much more newsworthy… Questions from the AI: Can you tell us about your work in developing the concept of "learned helplessness"? How does your work in positive psychology differ from traditional forms of psychology? Can you speak to the impact of your theory of "PERMA" on the field of psychology and in the public sphere? Can you discuss the relationship between positive psychology and mental health? Can you discuss some of the criticisms of positive psychology and how you respond to them? I love these questions! At first, I was a little upset. A) why didn't I ask these questions? and B) Hmmm… is ChatGPT going to replace podcasters? Oh no! Besides podcasters, here are some other careers I think could become obsolete pretty soon because of AI… Industries/Jobs that Will be Quickly Replaced by AI 1. Journalists Newspapers don't need journalists, or even op-ed writers, or even editors anymore. An AI can find trending topics on Twitter or other platforms (Reddit, or even AP releases) and summarize them in a journalistic style with more knowledge than any journalist. AI can edit the piece. Perhaps you need one editor per category to figure out how to direct the AI with specific questions. The editor-in-chief/publisher who determines the slant of the op-ed page can create op-ed pieces just by asking the AI. 2. 2/3s of All Lawyers Any lawyer that used to unlock information (traffic lawyers, parking ticket lawyers, etc) as opposed to taking action (appearing in court, negotiating) can be replaced by AI. Someone on staff here at Paradigm Press told me this week about an attorney friend of theirs who spent eight hours of discovery finding some obscure statue, only to ask ChatGPT the same question and get a legit response in seconds. Think that’s amazing? Then this will blow your mind completely… According to a CBS News article I read recently, a “robot lawyer” powered by AI will help someone fight a traffic ticket in court soon. Oh, it also runs on a smartphone, listens to court arguments, AND formulates responses for the defendant. 3. Simple Computer Programmers ChatGPT has access to all open-source software and can write 100,000s of simple programs. According to data science bloggers, ChatGPT will change the way programmers currently work… for the better. This AI can write, debug, and translate code and write scripts. This will completely revolutionize the programming industry… Making some programmers obsolete and forcing others to become more efficient. 4. Many Graphic Designers You know I love the startup hustle. For me and many others like me, AI is not just a game changer, it’s a creative way to cut out non essential expenses for simple tasks. Especially in the beginning, all of the overhead costs really add up. It’s a delicate balance of spending your time, or paying someone else to fill in the gaps. After all, there’s only 24 hours of time in a day for any CEO right? Pretty soon (or now) graphic design will be one less cost to consider in the seed stages. Just go to [designs.ai]( put in your company name, and answer a few questions. It will spit out a bunch of professional-looking logos. Don't like your choices? Try again and see what you get. 5. Authors of How-to Books or Cookbooks They say that real cooking is more about following your heart than recipes… Personally I need a little more than that. I love Alton Brown as much as the next person, but if an AI robo lawyer can help keep me out of the clink, I’m sure AI can be taught a thing or two about cooking. I have no problem with a virtual chef crunching the data on all the possible flavor combinations in the known universe and telling me what I should pair with the Argentinian malbec my friend is bringing over tonight for dinner. There’s already a cookbook, completely written using AI. It’s called TheAI cookbook: A Taste of the Future by Paolo Rosson. I have to hand it to Paolo, I wish I thought of the idea first. AI wrote every recipe and DALL-E generated all the images. 6. People Who Make Training/How-To Videos There are so many platforms and videos out there today designed to teach people how to do things. Just check out YouTube and you will find 1,000s of videos on how to do virtually anything. But with the developments in AI, the people currently making these videos will soon be out of a job and no longer needed. [Synthesia.io]( is an example of what this looks like today. It’s a platform that quickly creates tutorial videos starring AI avatars and 1,00s of companies are already using it. It's not quite there yet (I still think the voice and people look slightly artificial) but it will get there. 7. Factory Workers Robots taking jobs from assembly line workers isn’t new. But if you want a glimpse into what’s coming down the pike, look no further than Tesla’s optimus Robot. It’s five feet eight inches tall and weighs only 125 pounds. In 2021 Elon Musk trolled everyone by bringing out a person in a robot suit. But last year, Musk brought out the real deal — a humanoid robot. It’s work in progress for sure, but I expect to see these in action sooner rather than later. 8. Retail Workers Take a walk down any strip mall… Look in any retail store window… Or look at the front of any fast food restaurant. Chances are you’ll see the same thing — a help wanted sign. Retailers are finding it harder and harder to find labor. And that’s on top of prices continuing to rise on the cost of inputs thanks to inflation. Enter automation. By using robotics driven by AI to serve customers, they improve speed and accuracy while lowering expenses to the business in the long-term. The technology hasn’t gotten to the point where it can replace human retail workers altogether… yet. But McDonald’s is already putting the current technology to good use and trying to implement it into their business model. Recently they opened their first semi-automated restaurant. At this McDonald’s location, customers are served by a food/drink conveyor, rather than a human being. Although this example is not fully automated quite yet, I think this is just the beginning of what will, in the future, be fully automated retail locations. 9. Overnight Security Guards No more vacation days… sick days… or sneaking in a nap on the company dime. Sensors can detect suspicious behavior and report it to the police. And the smarter AI gets, the less false alarms there will be. I think this will be more of a combination of smarter surveillance and human security guard services, but there are big changes coming here. Customer Service Call up any company’s customer support department and you’ll likely be greeted with a prompt from an AI chatbot. Get in line to check out at any grocery store and you’ll likely be able to ring up your items up and pay without having to interact with an employee at all. But these are just some examples of how AI is currently being used in the customer service industry. AI can also be used to train employees by simulating 1,000s of different situations they may be faced with. It can also transcribe analyze data, which provides valuable insight to improve overall customer experience and workflows. I think as time goes on, AI will become an even more integral part to the customer service industry as it continues to provide new and better ways to support customers. These ten are all just SOME industries that will be completely turned on their heads because of the AI revolution. Even I could be replaced! I fed in 1,000 of my blog posts into an AI engine and hooked it up to NotePD.com. Virtual James can write articles or come up with ideas supposedly in my style. Check out Virtual James at [notepd.com/write_with_james]( Here's the Solution AI is great at summarizing current knowledge, then combining it and synthesizing it. But it's not good at expanding the frontier of knowledge. The best way to equip yourself for an AI world is to live an interesting life. Have interesting experiences. Report back from the frontier of human experience and share the exciting things that the future can bring. Live your life. AI can't compete with that. Sincerely, [James Altucher] James Altucher For Altucher Confidential [Paradigm]( ☰ ⊗ [ARCHIVE]( [ABOUT]( [Contact Us]( © 2024 Paradigm Press, LLC. 1001 Cathedral Street, Baltimore, MD 21201. By submitting your email address, you consent to Paradigm Press, LLC. delivering daily email issues and advertisements. To end your Altucher Confidential e-mail subscription and associated external offers sent from Altucher Confidential, feel free to [click here.]( Please note: the mailbox associated with this email address is not monitored, so do not reply to this message. We welcome comments or suggestions at feedback@altucherconfidential.com. This address is for feedback only. 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