Rick Rosner: Several trends are competing to change, improve, or disrupt the world. Many of these are well-known, so people almost distrust them because they've been discussed so extensively. One major trend is the combination of artificial intelligence (AI) and quantum computing, which could lead to massive disruptions. Another is AI-driven disinformation, cyber warfare, and …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Rick is getting old—what happened? Rick Rosner: I had my hearing test today at UCLA. They put me in a small, soundproof room with posters about ears and hearing health. During the test, they measured my ability to hear different frequencies. I could only hear sounds for the higher frequencies when …
Rick Rosner: Also, it would help if you got into interviewing more high-profile celebrities—, the People Magazine type. You've already done thousands of interviews with hundreds of people. Have you ever counted how many people you've interviewed? It's probably at least 500. It would help if you interviewed some big-name celebrities because it's fun, and …
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: What is the question for the ChatGPT-01 preview? Rick Rosner: Tell us some things that might be happening in the year 2085. What is one thing that could happen in the year 2110 since we have already covered 2085? Jacobsen: Considering future events, understanding trends, navigating uncertainties, anticipating environmental changes, and …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Any homework related to generating great topics is fine. You had an idea involving “apple carts.” What do you mean by “apple carts” here? Rick Rosner: Well, there is a range of opinions about AI—some are optimistic, some are pessimistic. Those on the pessimistic side are sometimes called “doomers” because they think …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: A few days ago, Brian Thompson, a 50-year-old CEO of UnitedHealth Group (the parent company of UnitedHealthcare), was fatally shot in New York City. Reports suggest the shooter took a bus to the city and waited for 10 days, apparently targeting Thompson, who was there to speak at an investors' conference. Rick …
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Rick Rosner: Fox News named Trump "Patriot of the Year" tonight at some ceremony. Scott Douglas Jacobsen: Is that what they call it? Like their annual version of Time's "Person of the Year"? Rosner: I don't think it's an award that has existed before—unless I'm wrong. Cynical people on Twitter are saying this is just …
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Scott Douglas Jacobsen: How do you feel about the Trump situation coming up in a month? Rick Rosner: Carole is more nervous than I am, but, you know, there are reasons for both optimism and pessimism. On one hand, most Americans oppose many of his policy goals. On the other hand, many Americans aren't paying …
Scott Douglas Jacobsen: From Bryan McFarland: Good Afternoon, I’m writing to inquire about your willingness to compare my results of the LAIT (1979) with yours as an analog for scoring the test. Despite there being evidence of the answers being leaked online in the 1990s, I can’t find them now. What’s my IQ? I honestly …
Rick Rosner: The question is: why are holiday car ads so clichéd and disconnected? The question is about how some come across as out of touch or uninspired, and it seems inexplicable. The most ridiculed feature is the big red bow on the cars. Is it because people who buy luxury cars as gifts without …
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