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Welcome, humans.

In June, ChatGPT usage numbers went down 10%. Add in rumors that ChatGPT is getting dumber, cue the peanut gallery crowing about how AI is “over”.

It’s a useful time to step back. Let’s play a game of “Faster/Slower” to see what’s actually “over” and what’s just beginning.

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

Google could be launching a world-bending new AI in December.
Autonomous agents are cooling off.
AI notches its first real-world “sporting” win against humans.
Want to code with AI? Here’s how.

Faster: AI Superpowers, AI at Work.

1) AI models are gonna get really good.

Y’all, the rumor mill is CRANKING right now:

Google could be dropping a blockbuster model named Gemini, with 5x the training as GPT-4, in Dec 2023
Meta could be working on Llama 3 and 4. LLama 3’s could match GPT-4 + it’d be completely free/open
OpenAI is now offering unlimited access to GPT-4 via ChatGPT Enterprise. The speculation? They’re done training GPT-5, so they no longer need to limit computing resources for GPT-4

These are rumors: we have no idea if they’re true. But if even one of these is accurate, we’re in for a banger of an ending to 2023.

2) You’re gonna use more AI at work.

Your boss and your boss’ boss are all talking about AI. With Google/Microsoft putting AI in your docs, slides and video calls, you’re going to be using a ton more of AI soon.

We think you’re gonna love it.

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Slower: Autonomous Agents.

A few months ago, people asked, “Why just tell ChatGPT what to do? What if we let it decide?” It sorta worked, and people went nuts imagining the future.

If ChatGPT was going from a bike to a car, then these autonomous agents are like going from a car to a self-driving car.

It’s now clear we’re in very early innings with agents. Startups are shifting away from letting AI run wild. After all, Google’s been working on self-driving cars for 14 years.

Still, building autonomous agents is the ultimate engineer’s dream. While you won’t be seeing AI run your business for you anytime soon (sorry!), it’s not going to stop the builders from trying to make it happen.

Humans 1, Skynet 0…for now.

Around the Horn.

AI’s been beating humans at video games for decades. Now, it’s beating us in racing…drones.
AI21 Labs raises $155 million for their Series C at a $1.4 billion valuation.
Oops: Publishing house Gannett made a bet on a product called LedeAI to automate news articles. It sucked.
Walmart builds an internal chatbot for its employees.
The US extends its chip restrictions from China to the Middle East.