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Big AGI is a very cool AI suite that lets you plug in your api keys for AI platforms and work with them all in one place.

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I've been playing with ChatGPT over Christmas. Asking for business plans, financial projections, quiz questions, complaint letters, code explanation, code generation, test cases etc.

I actually can't fathom how good some of the responses have been. I'm not sure if it's all a clever trick, and there's a pattern that we'll soon realise lacks depth and uniqueness. But initially it seems very capable of saving me a lot of time in numerous daily tasks. It's great at giving me a sensible structure to work with. My end result is often quite different to the proposed text, but it's like having an articulate friend to bounce things off.

I do however worry that if AI can generate indistinguishable written content for anyone in seconds, how are we going to deal with the tidal wave of AI content that comes next. How will we sort through and find the information that is most relevant or trustworthy? Recognising real subject area experts will certainly become harder.

On the flip side, I wonder why I see AI content as lower value or less trustworthy? It could be argued that it has access to a much wider dataset than most humans!


I've been playing with ChatGPT over Christmas. Asking for business plans, financial projections, quiz questions, complaint letters, code explanation, code generation, test cases etc. I actually can't fathom how good some of the responses have been. I'm not sure if it's all a clever trick

Initial thoughts on ChatGPT


Quick-ish 1:1 organiser tip – As a participant I've had 1:1's where I've regularly felt anxious about the meeting. Almost like a recurring interview in my calendar. I felt pressure to think of topics beforehand and have something to discuss on a professional development level. I did have goals, aspirations and things I wanted to learn, just not enough to fill frequent meetings.

I see advice for managers saying have questions like the following to hand - What drives you? What are your goals? Do you feel like you're making progress on your goals? How do you prefer to receive feedback? What is the company not doing today that we should be doing? Do you have any ideas on how to improve xyz?

I'm not saying that these are bad questions, they have their place in 1:1's, but you have to admit they have an interview feel to them.

As a manager, I like to layout that anxiety & stress is not the desired effect. The meeting is there to ensure there is an opportunity to cover whatever is on their minds, but equally, they are not expected to have anything on their minds 😀.

You should cover PD and anything that may be effecting them at work etc. Remember though, the first thing to do is ensure you both feel at ease. There is value in talking hobbies, news, DIY, sports, TV etc. Remember people often leave managers, not companies, and hopefully you'll be a part of the reason they stay!

As a participant I've had 1:1's where I've regularly felt anxious about the meeting. Almost like a recurring interview in my calendar.

1:1 Organisation Tip

How to encourage ideas and innovation within your team.

Sounds obvious, but start by actually implementing some of the ideas that are brought forward, even if they may not have a huge impact.

You'll find the number of ideas and potential will improve over time, but you have to get things flowing.

How to encourage ideas and innovation within your team.

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Initial thoughts on ChatGPT

1:1 Organisation Tip

Encouraging Innovation (Tip)

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