
What Trick Will It Take AI To Impress Us? | A Sleep Debate & Gyming Forever
About this episode
Consumer facing Artificial Intelligence playthings seems to be getting more and more frequent.
In Episode #355 of 'Meanderings' Juan and I discuss: his crappy sleep as determined by an Apple and Garmin watch, why I can see a future where I would stop doing handstands, some random interactions I had out and about, why it would take an AI that could mimic a human interaction to really 'wow' me and a brand new 'value for value' pitch aimed at newcomers.
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Timeline:
(0:00) - No background Xmas music
(0:47) - Watches for sleep tracking
(4:32) - Accuracy vs Precision
(11:24) - Juan getting rekt at a CrossFit comp
(14:20) - Giving up handstands & soccer
(17:51) - Juan's never giving up the gym
(23:29) - Good habits = good mental health
(24:55) - Too callous about FTX
(28:03) - Sympathy vs Empathy
(30:54) - The Unfit Run Club
(33:30) - New people need better v4v explanations
(34:42) - Unimpressed by AI tech, but impressed by the frequency
(36:50) - Mr Incredible: Sayos Strawberry Farm AI bot
(38:23) - AI use cases
(43:24) - Being 'wowed' by AI
(49:47) - My detailed V4V explanation
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