I asked GPT4, the newly released language model by OpenAI, to design and implement a trestles encrypted messaging app. I have included the full conversation below. My takeaways are: In summary, this AI is very good. I’d give it a 4/5 if this was an interview, though the sheer output of work is far more …
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GPT4 and Silicon Valley Bank
I asked GPT4 to perform a risk assessment on Silicon Valley Bank, which recently failed in 2023, using data from its 2021 balance sheet. Its response was spot-on. I’ve included the full transcript below. Prompt 1 Consider this hypothetical scenario: the current year is 2021 and the fed funds rate is targeted at 0 – …
Nuanced Thinking
Nuanced thinking is necessary to understand the world and act rationally in it. To understand what nuanced thinking is, we can first look at its opposite: binary thinking. Binary thinking reduces a complicated issue to two extremes. Some examples are: “You’re either with me, or you’re my enemy.” “If you don’t agree with my plan, …