Join Nathan Labenz and Erik Torenberg as they analyze the last month in AI advancements. Nathan takes us through the meaningful updates to his Scouting Report (released last month, linked below), discusses highlights from recent episodes of The Cognitive Revolution, and gives us a sneak peek at upcoming interviews with Google researchers. If you're looking for an ERP platform, check out our sponsor, NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive\n\nWe're hiring across the board at Turpentine and for Erik's personal team on other projects he's incubating. He's hiring a Chief of Staff, EA, Head of Special Projects, Investment Associate, and more. For a list of JDs, check out: eriktorenberg.com.\n\nTIMESTAMPS:\n(01:00) How does the AI Scouting Report hold up a few weeks later?\n(03:29) Zvi\u2019s feedback on Nathan\u2019s Tale of the Cognitive Tape\n(10:25) The universal LLM jailbreak and adversarial examples\n(12:53) Human performance is much more variable than AI performance\n(14:45) Sponsors: NetSuite | Omneky\n(16:09) Nathan\u2019s AI Task Automation: What are good targets for tasks that can be automated for average businesses?\xa0\n(20:05) Is GPT-4 getting worse or better?\n(22:00) Getting explicit about what good looks like\n(24:00) Prompting best practices are very accessible\n(26:35) Ghostwriting - and the art of the hook\n(28:05) Live Players: Which companies have say so over how the future goes?\n(31:10) Upcoming guests from Google AI\n(35:40) Possible post-transformer architectures\n\nLINKS:\nSCOUTING REPORT Part 1: https://youtu.be/0hvtiVQ_LqQ\nSCOUTING REPORT Part 2: https://youtu.be/ovm4MbQ4G9E\nSCOUTING REPORT Part 3: https://youtu.be/QJi0UJ_DV3E\n3 Blue 1 Brown on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@3blue1brown\nTale of the Cognitive Tape in Part 1 of the Scouting Report: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0hvtiVQ_LqQ&t=3043s\nAnalyzing the Frontier with Zvi Mowshowitz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SM4q-QAsoU8&t=1s\nTyler Cowen\u2019s Interview with Jonathan Swift: https://conversationswithtyler.com/episodes/jonathan-gpt-swift/\n\nX:\n@labenz (Nathan)\n@eriktorenberg (Erik)\n@cogrev_podcast\n\nSPONSORS: Shopify | NetSuite | Omneky\nShopify is the global commerce platform that helps you sell at every stage of your business. Shopify powers 10% of ALL eCommerce in the US. And Shopify's the global force behind Allbirds, Rothy's, and Brooklinen, and 1,000,000s of other entrepreneurs across 175 countries.From their all-in-one e-commerce platform, to their in-person POS system \u2013 wherever and whatever you're selling, Shopify's got you covered. With free Shopify Magic, sell more with less effort by whipping up captivating content that converts \u2013 from blog posts to product descriptions using AI. Sign up for $1/month trial period: https://shopify.com/cognitive\n\n\nNetSuite has 25 years of providing financial software for all your business needs. More than 36,000 businesses have already upgraded to NetSuite by Oracle, gaining visibility and control over their financials, inventory, HR, eCommerce, and more. If you're looking for an ERP platform \u2705 head to NetSuite: http://netsuite.com/cognitive and download your own customized KPI checklist.\xa0\n\nOmneky is an omnichannel creative generation platform that lets you launch hundreds of thousands of ad iterations that actually work customized across all platforms, with a click of a button. Omneky combines generative AI and real-time advertising data. Mention "Cog Rev" for 10% off.