Scoop 4: Google Permits AI-Generated Content.
4 things to know this Morning, at least.
Happy Monday, Guys! Scoop Edition will appear on the day, I think -okedeh, udah bisa dikerjain ini bullet pointnya- and here it comes again into your box today, to start your weekday.
By the way, how are you, guys? I hope you're always feeling good yaa.
For today's Scoop Edition, we're going to talk about the latest Apple product and the thoughts about innovation culture in Silicon Valley, is your degree still worth it, the story of the stock market, and the newest innovation of Google search?, and Last but not least, how to know the fun part in doing a difficult thing?
The Fun Part of Doing Hard Things
Let's start this with a good explanation from James Clear about playing the fun part while doing the hard thing. Where's the fun part of doing hard things? Does this question sound like a rhetorical question, or do we never engage in the fun part of the most challenging thing in our lives? This can be a philosophical topic, but on the same page, it's also can be a soft knowledge to know your why.
When you're doing something hard, focus on the fun part.
Many people make a subtle mistake: they emphasize how difficult it is to do something. They tell themselves writing is hard, running is hard, or math is hard. And so on. The dominant thought in their mind is that this is hard to do.
And these things (and many others in life) can be challenging.
Meanwhile, people who thrive in a given area often emphasize a different aspect of the experience. They are thinking about how it feels good to move their body rather than telling themselves exercise is hard. Or they aren't thinking much. They may slip into a trance during their run, a meditative rhythm.
But they are almost certainly not repeating a mental story about how hard it is to do it. Their dominant thought is about some element of the experience they enjoy. They are working hard but with the fun part in mind.
At first, before I read the long explanation, I realized that lately, I've been practicing the Fun Part in every project I'm in. How do I see the fun part of my actions by determining my intentions.
Let's talk a bit about iPhone 15
"I hate to say this because it sounds so arrogant, before OpenAI, what was the last great scientific breakthrough that came out of a Silicon Valley company?" he asked. Woa, this is such a courageous question.
We already know that Silicon Valley is a place of innovation, where every technology disruption is born. From Microsoft iPhone to the latest innovation, Generative AI. And they're probably shaking right now because of Altman's statement about innovation, or is everyone still doing their own business?
However, the launch of the iPhone 15 is still in the talk right now. Our tech content creator from all over the world has been posting about the experience of the iPhone 15. From the new charger due to the rules of the EU (Cleo Abram explains on her YouTube channel) to MKBHD (he already posted three videos about the iPhone 15 and the latest one about the Apple Watch Series 9). In my country, Indonesia, GadgetIn already gives his impressions
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And the list still goes on and on.
From this launch, I learned that innovation takes a different form, and it isn't only a breaking product or a very new product in our lives. The way Apple launch a series of varying product per year teach us about acknowledging our product in good detail; we can produce even more service without having to launch a breaking new product.
What's your thought about this innovation thing?
Is a college degree less worth it today?
Why bother to talk about this issue? The rise of different business models in education, and since education become the main pillar of national development, we can get an online certificate within 12 weeks, and bam, we can get a job. However, this business is spreading like a fungi right now.
Is online certification enough to get a job? Or do we need to combine an online boot camp and a college degree? "It depends on your need," they say. Indeed, education is essential for someone's life, regardless of circumstance. Education can help us think better, write better, and speak better. The environment in education is needed for someone's growth, not only for their academic skills but also for their interpersonal skills.
To diminish college degrees because the demand for skills in the market is not matched is not good. It's like we're only listening to a single story. Although a college degree is supposed to help us get a better job in the talent pool, college degrees are also about improving our social skills, learning about human psychology, and being better at articulation. Those skills are essential in job searching.
Google has implemented AI into their search, and many web publishers are angry.
The rules of generative AI are still under debate because many people, such as writers, artists, etc., have AI disadvantages—their content and art that has been published get trained by AI without their permission. Many significant media are creating a hall to block AI from training their data and content. And last week, Google made a breakthrough in their search engine to permit AI-generated content.
This moment made many web publishers lose their web traffic within 48 hours. A travel blogger said she watch her traffic lost up to 80% within 48 hours, Insider told. This change is totally new, lots of website owners told that they never seen such a big shift like this before.
Hopefully, there'll be a better solution for this issue.
What about our delivery system?
My students and I discussed drones as a solution to delivery problems worldwide. However, the drone solution would raise another issue: a new type of crime. Are people going to steal our food from the air? Or our package? At the end of the conversation, we thought drones could deliver our stuff more effectively.
Last week, Vox explained the new technology currently being implemented in several parts of the world. The delivery system makes the consumer more comfortable shopping, but the delivery transportation contributes significantly to the environment.
Please, have a watch here:
A bit about the stock market
In a history class during junior high school, my teacher always told the story of VOC. At that time, our history class was about memorizing the years and the person involved in those moments. They never taught us about the real story and how it affected our daily lives.
Later, I understood a little bit about VOC. They invented a crucial system in our finances, the stock market. Today, many people are discussing how to win trading or invest well. There's school about this, hundreds and hundreds of podcasts, and thousands of articles to explain the stock market.
As someone new to the stock market discussion, the Netflix Explained series about the Stock Market is beneficial to learning about the stuff in under 20 minutes.
Please watch the video here: