😺 AI? Not my problem.

PLUS: OpenAI will make $_____ this year.

Welcome, humans.

Using AI at work is a bit like embarking on an office romance: you question if it's a good idea, you're reluctant to tell your boss, and you're curious about who else is doing the same thing.

Here’s what you need to know about AI today:

82% of American adults have never used ChatGPT.
ChatGPT usage for work has increased by 33% since March.
OpenAI is on pace to take in $1 billion in revenue in the upcoming year.
Snapchat launched its AI selfie tool called “Dreams”.

Most Americans Don’t Use ChatGPT And Think They’ll Never Need it.

Vox.

You probably think that you’re smarter, hotter, and a superior prompt engineer than most. We all do. Welcome to the club of overconfidence bias.

You’re probably also overconfident re: AI.

According to fresh Pew research, American adults across all ages think AI will impact other jobs more than their own job.

And only 5% of adults anticipate that chatbots to be extremely useful for their work. This “AI won’t effect me” vibe isn’t surprising when you consider that just 18% of American adults have ever actually used ChatGPT.

It’s an outrage! It’s a scandal! It’s … just how things are.

To be fair, ChatGPT usage for work has increased 33% from March to July. So maybe, just maybe, those “ChatGPT is dead” fears are unfounded.

Some quick hits from the survey:

ages 18-29 are way more likely to use ChatGPT.
college-educated folks use ChatGPT more for work.
more people use ChatGPT for entertainment and learning than for work.

Why it matters: For those of us living in The Neuron-land (yes, that’s you), it’s crucial to remember that AI hasn’t his mainstream adoption … yet.

As for those wishing to ignore the AI revolution, snap out of it. Sign up for our Intro to ChatGPT course and get ready for what's coming next!

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OpenAI Is Set To Make >$1 Billion Next Year.

OpenAI, the brain behind ChatGPT, is expected to make over $1 billion in revenue over the next 12 months, according to The Information.

Hey Uncle Sam, welcome to the three commas club!

Sure, $1 billion might not be jaw-dropping by Big Tech standards (hello, Google’s $290 billion), but it is quite impressive for a startup that only started monetizing just six months ago.

It also completely debunks the “OpenAI is going bankrupt” story that went viral last month, which claimed that ChatGPT costs $700,000/day to run … which would only be a problem is OpenAI wasn’t pulling in $2.7 million daily.

Why it matters: OpenAI’s financial success is proof that AI isn’t just a fad—it’s here to stay. And people are willing to pay for it, especially for work.

We expect revenue to soar once OpenAI drops ChatGPT Enterprise and other B2B-focused services!

Around the Horn.

Google’s supercomputer, equipped with Nvidia’s H100 GPUs for AI applications, is set to launch next month.
Snapchat is dropping an AI selfie feature called “Dreams”.
Google adds Llama 2, Code Llama, and Claude 2 to Vertex AI.
Google Deepmind created a new technique for watermarking images.
How to scrape a website in 30 seconds using ChatGPT’s Code Interpreter.

Wednesday Wirings.

Modular, the creator of Mojo (a programming language for AI developers) raised $100 million.
Intenseye, a AI workplace safety company, is raising $65 million.
Rockset, a platform to build search and AI applications, raised $44 million.
Ikigai, an AI platform for tabular data, raised $25 million.
Ideogram, a Midjourney competitor, raised $16.5 million.
Lex, an AI writing assistant, raised $2.75 million.