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@maria877.bsky.social agree. And one day the truth will come out.

The first few weeks don’t seem to be going so well though do they?

AI Futures: Four Predictions for 2027 — Mike Betts Two and a half years ago, no-one was talking about synthetic users, AI-generated UGC or AI agents. What will we be discussing in 2027, that is not even on the horizon today? This question struck me ...

Two and a half years ago, no-one was talking about synthetic users, AI-generated UGC or AI agents. What will we be discussing in 2027, that is not even on the horizon today? 🤔

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Apart from AOC, where are the Democrats? Did I miss the press conference where Democrat leaders stood up and said ‘not in our name, we stand with Ukraine’?

Well, this is bigger than colour, but for sure a solution can’t be implemented without them. I have seen some politicians speaking out (white, not just AOC), and members of the public. There’s maybe still hope…

Considering Trump’s current stance on Ukraine and Greenland, it’s not totally inconceivable that the EU may soon need to view US as a hostile power. Could US troops even be uninvited from EU territory?

AI Agents will be massive. But first, they’ll be a mess. — Mike Betts Right now, AI agents are like an early-stage gold rush. Everyone knows there’s something huge here, but no one’s quite sure how to extract the real value. Make no mistake – agents will take off. And ...

🚀 AI agents will be huge—but first, they’ll be a mess. Before they take over, we’ll need AI just to manage them. Here’s why: www.mikecbetts.com/genaithought...

@graceblakeley.bsky.social If obesity related hospital admissions doubled in 6 years, what caused the sudden spike? Is it poverty leading to bad diets? Food regulations haven’t changed that much since Brexit surely?

I don’t know how to add up the hours I’ve spent on Gen AI in the last 2 years, working with various tools and LLMs, watching capabilities improve, learning how to leverage it and when to apply it.

I do know that if I was going to hire someone, I wouldn’t hire anyone that was missing those skills.

@kizunanyc.com I’m so sorry for you guys. But you will get through it. Keeping my fingers crossed the TikTok ban doesn’t go through for starters!

@knguyen.bsky.social I also hate the way that AI “summaries” are just an abstraction. They describe what’s in the article, without telling you anything about the actual content. How useless is that?

It’s so sad that one of the first things we do with genAI - potentially the most powerful technology ever invented - is create a bunch of AI sales tools that are filling our inboxes with unwanted spam!

@kizunanyc.com when it’s pretending to be ‘real’ synthetic UGC will bomb for sure. But it could become a whole new category.
Also at some point time spent on social might be eroded by time spent with AI….

@mindminermao.bsky.social so true. Sounds so much more credible than ‘lies’!

I’ve seen a lot of posts saying AI-generated UGC is going to be huge.

But isn’t this missing the point of UGC in the first place?

UGC became successful not just because it’s cheaper than brand content - but because it’s more authentic.

So what’s the value of synthetic authenticity?

The power of long-term thinking — Mike Betts Maybe in the generative AI era, the furious pace of development and off-boarding of employees will be accompanied by a renewed interest in long-term thinking and societal responsibility. Panasonic mi...

Panasonic just announced it is transitioning to an AI-driven business model, as part of its 250 year plan. A truly fascinating story about Japanese culture, and how to achieve balance in the AI era...
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Why are we ‘gatekeeping’ generative AI? — Mike Betts The truth is that generative AI should be ‘for everyone’ - especially since one of the biggest shifts is the way it allows you to interact fully in natural language - no coding skills required. But w...

The 'gatekeeping' of AI knowledge by using unnecessarily complex jargon needs to stop. Here's how we can demystify it.
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Could AI avatars become our ‘digital serfs’? — Mike Betts HeyGen just announced 500+ community-generated AI avatars, which is really exciting progress. But it got me thinking about the future of content creation and fair compensation. In medieval times,...

This could be one of the biggest passive income opportunities of the genAI era. www.mikecbetts.com/genaithought...

@graceblakeley.bsky.social Agree. I lean left more than right, but if I had to sum the left up in one word, first one that came to mind is ‘dour’. More celebration and positivity is needed!

Tested Gemini 'Advanced 1.5 Pro with Deep Research' 🧪

Pros:
• Tackles complex queries impressively
• Searches 100+ sites rapidly
• Shares research plan for feedback

Cons:
• Multiple rounds needed
• Occasional irrelevant searches 🤷‍♂️

Powerful, if quirky, research partner.

Tried Gemini? Thoughts? 🤔

@dharmesh.com can you put me in the beta for builder access 🙏🏻 - would love to try one of these. I’m guessing it’s a lot more powerful than a custom GPT.

I predict that the pace of AI-driven change will increase, and almost all organisations will rapidly hit a point of 'overwhelm', from which they find it hard to advance in any meaningful way. Not sure if big tech and consultancies are really set up to help at scale either....

Here's an interesting experiment comparing the new Chinese Deep Seek to Claude, ChatGPT and Gemini. Full prompts and commentary on my blog mikecbetts.com

How good is Deep Seek? — Mike Betts Deep Seek, the new Chinese LLM, is impressive. But don't jump ship from your preferred AI tools and models just yet - here's why. Yes, Deep Seek is impressive, especially considering it cost far less...

December '24 was a crazy month for genAI, so the news about Deep Seek (Chinese LLM trained for just $5.5m) might have got lost. I just conducted an experiment, in the context of sales outreach, to test it out: www.mikecbetts.com/genaithought...

Hope 2025 brings the change you desire!

‘Godfather of AI’ shortens odds of the technology wiping out humanity over next 30 years Geoffrey Hinton says there is 10% to 20% chance AI will lead to human extinction in three decades, as change moves fast

AI’s smarter than people in the next 20 years? That’s the expert prediction. I think it’ll happen in the next 5 years. The speed of development we’ve seen in the last 24 months isn’t plateauing yet. www.theguardian.com/technology/2...

Am I the only one who thinks Skeleton Crew is brilliantly done? Jude Law is loving his role, the kids are all fantastic. Ignore the bad reviews and enjoy - perfect holiday entertainment for all ages.

@kizunanyc.com I love Clueless!

Dear generative AI companies. Please take a break from releasing cool new stuff over Christmas, so I can have a bit of downtime without FOMO. Thanks. (Then please go crazy again in January 😅)

@katerinablack21.bsky.social that article is from January. OpenAI is negotiating with publishers now. And would you allow artists to use AI for planning and idea generation? I believe even ‘real’ authors are doing that…