That Was The Week 2023, #5

Contents

Editorial: “Here’s Sydney”Essays of the Week* The Ascent of ChatGPT - Open Data Science * Bing’s A.I. Chat: ‘I Want to Be Alive. 😈’ - Kevin Roose (NYT) * A Conversation With Bing’s Chatbot Left Me Deeply Unsettled - Kevin Roose (NYT) * Inside the Heart of ChatGPT’s Darkness - Gary Marcus * From Bing to Sydney - Ben Thompson, Stratechery * We’ve Seen This Before: Investors Take To The Next Shiny Toy — AI - Chris Metinko * Microsoft explains Bing's bizarre AI chat behavior - Steve Dent * ChatGPT clearly has a place- Dave Winer * Feedback loops, and Google’s home-field advantage with LLMs - Sarah Tavel * VC-Unicorns Vs. Real-Unicorns: The 2 Disastrous Impacts Of VC Hype - Dileep Rao * Growth Investing - All Change - Rob Go * Section 230 is On Trial. Here's What You Need to Know. Josh Richman * Sydney and the Bard - Mike Loukides * AI Platforms, Markets, & Open Source - Elad Gil