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CTO’s Financial Literacy, AI Trends, and Productivity Tools: What to Focus On in the Months Ahead
– "Hey mum, are we in the future already?"
– Yes, son, we are.
And have you been keeping up with all the fantastic things happening in the AI industry lately?
OpenAI released a paper with a study about AI's expected impact on the workforce in the following years.
Microsoft has already released its AI-powered version of Bing.
They also announced Microsoft 365 CoPilot (they are genuinely "Making Google Dance").
OpenAI made a presentation focused on the capabilities of GPT-4 for developers.
It's like we're living at a turning point in history. The AI industry is moving so fast it's hard to keep up. I'm not an expert on the technical side of things, but I already use AI apps in my daily routine. It's crazy how quickly things are changing. Some folks are comparing it to the moon landing or the dawn of the internet. And I can see why. As AI increasingly becomes a part of our lives, staying up-to-date on the latest developments and their impact is essential.
Now, let's get to the good stuff: the newsletter highlights!
CTO's financial literacy
If you are facing your first months in a CTO role, you will see yourself immersed in various financial jargon and problems.
As someone who works closely with CTOs, I've seen the challenge firsthand. Even if you have a solid understanding of the business side, getting up to speed on the financial side is crucial for success in your first few months.
That's why I wrote an article on Medium (no paywall!) that can help. It's not just for CTOs - engineers and other tech professionals can benefit too. So, whether you're trying to navigate a complicated financial report or simply trying to understand the basics, check it out.
Trust me, your future self will thank you!
What will move the AI industry forward in the following months?
AI is becoming an industry openly available to non-technical users very fast.
In the next few months, things are going to move super fast. Besides the ethical, social, and political implications, there are three aspects to observe; Market adoption of AI in existing tools, new business ideas based on new AI technology, and the technical race to have your AI.
I am happy to share that I published an article on Hackernoon 👾 this week touching on those topics. Can you believe it?
Corporate Sci-Fi
Working in a tech startup / corporate environment and being sci-fi passionate, I would love to read a new sub-genre.
Understanding everything that happens in a fast-moving company can get exciting. So as we have stories about Silicon Valley emerging startups and the rise and fall of prominent corporations, how cool would it be to know about those stories inside futuristic or dystopian universes we know and enjoy?
I have a couple of draft ideas that ChatGPT helped me sketch:
Title: The CHOAM Revolution
Blurb: In the era of God Emperor Leto Atreides II, CHOAM is rife with internal conflicts as influential executives jockey for position and control. As the stakes escalate, these corporate leaders are embroiled in a brutal struggle for power, with no holds barred and no loyalty spared. As tensions boil over, factions form, and alliances are broken, pitting former allies against one another in a battle for the organization's soul. But as the corporate wars escalate, it becomes clear that the emperor will not tolerate any threat to his power, and the rebels must tread carefully or risk being crushed under the full force of his wrath.
Title: Supply Chain Disaster (the title could be better)
Blurb: Three years before the events of "Alien: Covenant," the Weyland Corporation's top-secret Xenomorph research project suffers a catastrophic failure. The project's experimental facilities are destroyed, and the genetically-engineered Xenomorph specimens are unleashed into the company's supply chain. As the contaminated products spread across the galaxy, the company faces a crisis unlike any other, with billions of dollars and countless lives on the line. With the company's fate hanging in the balance, a team of executives and scientists must race against time to contain the outbreak and save the company from ruin. But as they dig deeper into the cause of the disaster, they soon realize that the failure may not have been an accident and that someone within the company may have deliberately sabotaged the project. As the conspiracy unravels, the team finds themselves hunted by the very creatures they helped create and must fight for survival as they navigate the treacherous landscape of corporate espionage and betrayal.
Do you like the idea? Then, we can keep the conversation going on Twitter and ping a couple of authors.
One tech thing I am testing
I am exploring You.com this week as my primary search engine.
Once I have worked with it for two weeks, I aim to write an in-depth review of some of its features. Meanwhile, here are a few interesting points that make it an exciting alternative.
Their AI-powered Chat interacts with the search engine and references sources.
An option for image generation using Stable Difusion models.
Articles generation.
Dedicated "versions" or paged sections focused more on developers, students, social media search, etc.
You set up your privacy settings.
The quality of the results and how they present them is something I am enjoying a lot.
Comment here in Substack or reply to the message and get the conversation started!