AI & the Stuck Point

Welcome to another edition of the best damn newsletter in AI. Here we’ll break down AI topics that matter, open your mind to use cases, and keep you ahead of the curve.

Our #1 goal is to be useful. So please shoot us an email 📩 if you have questions or feedback, and especially if you implement something we share!

Here's what we're covering today:

• The Stuck Point

• Transcribing long files with AI

• Meta in the news

Let’s get to it! 👇

TODAY'S PERSPECTIVE

Why AI kills beginner frustration

A "Stuck Point" is a term we can all relate to, especially those new to a field, be it programming, writing, or any other skill. It's that moment when progress seems impossible, where obstacles feel insurmountable, and frustration peaks. It's not merely a roadblock; we can feel the motivation wane by the second.

In software development, the Stuck Point happens when we hit a complex bug or coding challenge. Traditionally, a beginner developer might have spent hours or even days bogged down by this situation, searching forums, or waiting for a flash of insight.

But today, thanks to generative AI, the Stuck Point is becoming a thing of the past. (And so are the old way of solving them).

A new developer recently told us “ChatGPT feels like my personal CTO, it will answer any question - even the dumb ones”. This isn’t a one-off observation. AI is helping beginners overcome these obstacles with unprecedented speed.

And it's not just in coding; AI is dissolving Stuck Points across various domains. From brainstorming ideas for social media posts to providing immediate customer support, AI is transforming those frustrating moments into opportunities to learn something new and move faster.

The Stuck Point represents the challenge every beginner faces, and AI is a tool with an unprecedented ability to help people through it. It’s unlikely that we’ve seen even the beginning of the implications.

But next time you get stuck on something - take a deep breath, and try turning to ChatGPT*.

*Or Bard, Bing Chat, Claude, or Pi. They’re all getting better and better.

USE CASE

Transcribe long files (for free)

Riverside, the popular podcast recording software, quietly unveiled what might be the fastest, free-est and best AI-powered transcription tool for long videos and files 🔥 

Upload your file, and you get a simple time-stamped transcript ready for copy and paste in a matter of minutes.

And yes, 100% free. Check it out: https://riverside.fm/transcription 

WORKSHOP TODAY 🔥 

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LINKS

For your reading list 📚

Meta isn’t slowing down…

• Meta released another generative AI model open source. This one will generate music and audio from text.

• Instagram is reportedly working on labels for AI generated content to improve platform transparency, will other social media platforms follow suit?

AI keeps making its way into food…

• White Castle announced they’ll be adding AI voices to their drive through by 2024

And if you’re really nerdy…  

• OpenAI docs now have search 🤯 and interestingly, they didn’t launch a chatbot

That's all!

We'll see you again on Tuesday. Thoughts, feedback and questions are much appreciated - respond here or shoot us a note at [email protected].

Cheers,

🪄 The AI Exchange Team