Kids Are Better at Using AI Than You
The first AI “super-users” are all young people—mostly Millennials and Gen Z, who are mastering the technology.
Elon Musk may have landed a spot on TIME's 100 Most Influential People in AI, but he's still not the cover boy. That honor goes to his existential angst, immortalized in a new book by Walter Isaacson—the Steve Jobs and Albert Einstein biographer. Cue the mini violins; Elon's having a moral moment.
Meanwhile, Wired pulled back the curtain on OpenAI and its fearless leader, Sam Altman. Their mission? To build artificial general intelligence that's safe for humanity. Lofty? Absolutely. But then again, so is trying to colonize Mars.
When it comes to solving complex organizational problems—human ideas may be more novel, but according to a new Harvard study, AI still delivers ideas with better environmental and financial value. The takeaway? The AI arms race isn't just about having the technology; it's about having the right team to deploy it effectively. As per Sam Altman, small, focused teams are the key to innovation.
The future of AI seems to be as bright-eyed as the people using it. Especially since the first AI “super-users” are all young people—mostly Millennials and Gen Z, who are mastering the technology. Even Gen Alpha is joining in now, thanks to Roblox's new AI assistant.
In the first half of 2023 alone, AI companies have already raked in $25 billion—and businesses across the board are taking note (AKA hiring like crazy for Generative AI talent.)
CHART OF THE WEEK
The Generative AI Talent Gold Rush
Think Big Tech is leading the charge in Generative AI salaries? Think again.
CapitalOne, Pinterest, and Snap are the unexpected frontrunners, offering average salaries that tip the scales at around $200,837 per year.
But it’s not just confined to Silicon Valley, the financial and healthcare sectors are also actively recruiting, broadening the scope of industries invested in this technology. Still, many companies remain in the exploratory phase, hiring AI experts without a clear use case in mind.
In short, the current Generative AI talent landscape is characterized by three key factors: high demand, competitive salaries, and a market still in the process of defining its needs.
DEEP DIVE
How Showrunner is Making Virtual Film Production 10x More Efficient
For as long as millennials have been alive, film and TV production has clung to the waterfall approach—each member of the team has to finish their work before the next person can get started.
Shane Snow — best-selling author and founder of Contently — couldn’t get over the wild inefficiency of this system and how it was holding creators back. So alongside his three co-founders, Shane set out to build Showrunner, the world’s first single operating system for film production.
In the latest episode of Build Different, we explore how Snow and co-founders tackled the task of building a technology that would transform a $100 billion industry, and why they brought on an A.Team to help them tackle this monumental task.
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We’ll discuss the opportunities and challenges, break down barriers, and gain expert perspectives and practical strategies to usher in a new era of data-driven innovation.
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MISSION MUST-READS
- What Spiders Can Teach Us About Generative AI's Potential
- Salesforce's Peter Doolan Reveals How AI Is Rocking Digital Transformation
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