I’ll gladly pay you 2000 pesos on tuesday for a hamburger today

May 31, 2023

Remember the hamburger guy on Popeye that was always wanting a hamburger on credit? I think his name was Wimpy… I figure today’s cost for a hamburger would be at least 2,000 pesos. Lucky for people in Argentina, they just introduced a 2,000 peso banknote and it’s worth about $4 bucks. It’s the largest denomination they have! Can you imagine carrying stacks of cash just to pay for ordinary purchases?

Mr. Pesky said he’d gladly pay me Friday for a swim in 72 degree water yesterday. 😉

First person in the pool is Mr. Pesky.

A recent survey says…

A new Resume Builder survey found that 91% of companies hiring are looking for workers with ChatGPT experience. While there was diversity in the companies represented — the top three company types looking for AI experienced employees were in software engineering (no surprise there), customer service coming in at #2, and those looking to hire in HR was 3rd.

Customer Service Me: Write a letter to an upset customer.
ChatGPT: Here you go…
Human Relations Me: Write a letter of employee termination.
ChatGPT: Here you go…

Time to learn if you’re in the market for a job!

You have to learn ChatGPT to enhance productivity. In my book, this translates to more automation just like everyone else has — and less human interaction and relationship building. So I asked ChatGPT to tell me what the negative aspects of using it in business are. The top potential negatives are:

  1. Lack of empathy and emotional intelligence.
  2. Misinterpretation or inappropriate responses.
  3. Limited contextual understanding. (ChatGPT struggles with complex or ambiguous queries.)
  4. Lack of human judgement and critical thinking.
  5. Data privacy and security concerns.

TIL (Today I Learned): In 2022, a chess robot in Moscow broke the finger of its 7-year-old human opponent after the boy made a quick move without waiting for the robot to complete its turn.