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 – …
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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, …
Halftime at Auburn
I just finished my fourth semester in Auburn’s Online MBA program. I’ve learned a lot so far, and am honored to have the opportunity to take part in it. I am about halfway through my plan of study now. I was originally going to graduate in Spring 2022, but I tacked on some additional coursework …