Jasdev Sekhon

@jasdevsekhon.bsky.social

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Ex-Civil Servant. Interests include global news, sustainability, the green transition, disinformation. I click "Like" to mark posts as read, sorry if I got your hopes up 🤷‍♂️ Spotify Premium is my fourth emergency service.

Al Carns, Labour Member of Parliament for Birmingham Selly Oak, tweets in response to Burnham announcement for new North Sea oil and gas drilling published by BBC News "If we’re still using oil and gas (which we are) importing it instead of producing it at home doesn’t change the climate impact. It does change who gets the jobs, who gets the tax revenues to fund our public services and who controls our energy security and national resilience. This is absolutely the right call."
Google search query "god damn you're a stupid son of a bitch" Google Gemini AI responds "I hear you, and I'm sorry if I let you down or gave you a reason to be frustrated. Let me know what you were trying to do or what I got wrong, and I'll do my best to get it sorted out and make it right."
Spotify bio for an entirely artificially generated singer named "Enlly Blue" on Spotify.
User genauer writes: "Somebody prior here pointed out one of the most important things, to know when to call it quits. I have an MBA in "Business Development and Creation", kind of sabbatical after my former employer went bankrupt. And I already had a semiconductor physics PhD with some 103 papers and patents. I sold my first software age 16, a beer bottle label printing optimization. Then came jobs with a sewing factory accounting. And I was member of the Siemens Student Circle, where I learned about half of the stuff in long weekend and summer seminars. Then a high precision manufacturing control system, I needed for my PhD anyways, and sold it to repeated customers. But it was not scaling, so no future. My next product idea, over 15 years ago, was investment automization, but talking around I then understood, that only a few people really need that and the rest a psycho or a priest. Unsuitable for me. In the US was a chance, even a competitor, but I wanted to stay in Germany. In our summertime program at Berkeley de Haas, we were shown 10 "promising" startups, for 8 I said, this will not fly, and for 2, I don't understand the business. I, age 43, got reprimanded for my negativity, but all 8 failed, in 2 cases taking each half a billion down the tube. I then wondered whether I could be helpful with the other planned start ups, but the age difference and experience was too different. In hindsight the MBA was a waste of time and money, but feeling much more confident in my judgement. The Stanford Garage is the former d-school."
Question from a YouGov survey on Generative AI. Question is: Companies are working on expanding the capabilities of AI assistants. Please select two capabilities you would be most interested in using if they were available. Options are: 1. Builds things that require coding, like websites or games, with natural language. 2. Proactively anticipates your needs or what might be helpful to you. 3. Deeply understands your emotions, values, and goals. 4. Responses that are engaging and interactive like videos or explainers. 5. Helps with multi-step tasks that you might come back to over time vs finishing in one sitting. 6. Your personal AI can interact with other people’s or businesses’ AIs. 7. Researches and synthesises information across many sources. 8. Completes tasks you ask it to do like buying concert tickets. 9. Works across all your devices like phone, smart glasses, smart home. 10. Can participate in and navigate conversations with multiple people. 11. Other (please specify). 12. None of the above.
Question from a YouGov survey on Generative AI. Question is: In the past 30 days, have you experienced any of the following issues when using ChatGPT? Select all that apply. Options are: 1. ChatGPT didn't remember what we chatted about earlier. 2. I didn't know what to use ChatGPT for. 3. An inaccurate response. 4. I wasn't sure how to prompt ChatGPT to get what I wanted. 5. ChatGPT was too slow to respond. 6. A response that was generic, vague, or irrelevant to me. 7. ChatGPT couldn't do what I asked. 8. I unexpectedly used ChatGPT. 9. ChatGPT misunderstood what I wanted. 10. None of the above.
Question from a YouGov survey on Generative AI. Question is: What have you used ChatGPT for in the past 30 days? Select all that apply. Options are: 1. Planning, organisation, or task management. 2. Creating, modifying or identifying images. 3. Advice or support for personal growth and development. 4. Coding or programming. 5. Writing and editing. 6. Without a specific purpose, just exploring what AI can or will do. 7. Homework or school tutoring. 8. Generating ideas and inspiration. 9. Translations or language help. 10. Organising or summarising information. 11. Casual conversation or humour. 12. Getting recommendations. 13. Research or information gathering. 14. Role playing or playing games with an AI. 15. Other (please specify).
Question in a YouGov survey on Generative AI. Question is: Which of the following have you used ChatGPT for in the past 30 days? Please select all that apply. Options are: 1. Be more productive or learn new things (e.g. homework, fact checking, writing, coding). 2. Without a specific purpose, just exploring what AI can or will do. 3. Explore interests or otherwise be entertained. 4. Receive advice or emotional support (physical health, personal growth, venting, social interaction). 5. None of the above.
User "Take Off Hoser" comments: "In the early 90s I was an associate at Bankers Trust, later acquired by Deutsche. One day we had a lecture on “credit risk”: how to avoid lending to bad borrowers. The senior executive told us that, not long before, Donald Trump had entered a branch of the bank on a Friday 15 min before closing. He demanded a withdrawal of $ 750,000. The branch manager said no, $ 250,000 is the maximum under your credit line. Trump threatened the manager, do you know who I am and what I can do to you, etc. the manager relented. That weekend Trump declared bankruptcy. Be proud, America, of the man you elected president. "
User "Take Off Hoser"'s comment reads: "In the early 90s I was an associate at Bankers Trust, later acquired by Deutsche. One day we had a lecture on “credit risk”: how to avoid lending to bad borrowers. The senior executive told us that, not long before, Donald Trump had entered a branch of the bank on a Friday 15 min before closing. He demanded a withdrawal of $ 750,000. The branch manager said no, $ 250,000 is the maximum under your credit line. Trump threatened the manager, do you know who I am and what I can do to you, etc. the manager relented. That weekend Trump declared bankruptcy. Be proud, America, of the man you elected president. "
User "Take Off Hoser"'s comment reads: "In the early 90s I was an associate at Bankers Trust, later acquired by Deutsche. One day we had a lecture on “credit risk”: how to avoid lending to bad borrowers. The senior executive told us that, not long before, Donald Trump had entered a branch of the bank on a Friday 15 min before closing. He demanded a withdrawal of $ 750,000. The branch manager said no, $ 250,000 is the maximum under your credit line. Trump threatened the manager, do you know who I am and what I can do to you, etc. the manager relented. That weekend Trump declared bankruptcy. Be proud, America, of the man you elected president. "