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You Probably Need a Robot- Issue 8
Late Checkout
April 05, 2023
“We should embrace AI as a new form of existence rather than cling to the traditional beliefs about intelligence.”
-Dan Brown
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Hey Robot Master!
⌚Q2 of 2023: Our lives have been radically transformed by AI and how it expands our bandwidth to accomplish more than ever.
In this issue
⚙️AI Tool you need to know: Short, highly-shareable branded videos from your long-form content
📰 News you need to know: The battle over the 4-day workweeks heats up as AI steps into the ring
💼 Community shout-out: Law-bot is saving us a lot of pretty pennies
+ Midjourney childhood dreams, AI job growth, and more
🤖Before we dive in, a quick announcement that You Probably Need a Robot Agency is live. If your company can use help with AI and automation, we’ve got you. More here.
Let’s get to it…
#1 AI TOOL YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT
Pictory AI generates short, branded, highly shareable video from long form content like an article, script, or webpage. It’s super easy and comes stocked with images and templates that are user-friendly for all the novices out there.
Pictory also extracts nuggets within Zoom, Teams, and webinars and then turns them into high-converting video sales letters.
Try feeding text into Pictory and seeing what happens, it’s really that easy.
#2 TWO MUST KNOW NEWS STORIES
🔌 Turbo-charged productivity attributable to AI should free up human time and enable a 4-day work week, pronto.
“AI-driven productivity could support a four-day workweek, especially in professional settings," says Mark Muro, a senior fellow at the Brookings Institute.
💰 Long-term productivity could add $10 trillion in GDP by 2030. Robots can help revolutionize how and when people work in a way that optimizes outcomes, reduces friction, and gives people more personal time.
Amazon Web Services Launches Generative AI Accelerator Program
🖥️AWS (Amazon Web Services) launched a Generative AI Accelerator program to support startups that are focused on creating generative artificial intelligence models.
The program funds selected startups with $300,000 in AWS credits, access to experts, and technical resources to help them build and scale their businesses.
AWS is encouraging builders in this space to apply for the program, which could help them accelerate their growth and develop innovative AI models.
#3 COMMUNITY SHOUTOUT
Using AI as a lawyer is a You Probably Need a Robot absolute classic. Back in February, Greg tweeted about how he, using ChatGPT, recovered $109,500 from a big client.
A few minutes of a lawyer’s time can cost a fortune. Next time you need legal advice or need to take legal action, turn to a law-bot
📣 QQ: would you be interested in joining a local meetup to talk shop with other AI nerds? Fill out this form and let us know where in the world you are. If there is enough interest in your area, we'll get it going.
#4 PHOTO OF THE DAY
From Stanford’s State of AI Affairs.
Alright, one more. From the community and this Medium write up (application) via Nicole Jolie.
🎁 BONUS
You Probably Need a Robot.
We do too,
Lexi, Greg, and the Late Checkout team