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Cake day: July 1st, 2023

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  • IMO people are less likely to reject AI in some use cases, taking over medial tasks (e.g. email drafting, writing cover letters)

    BUT it is the sneaky and persistent way in which many “AI assistants” are forced on users with no option to opt out. We all know it’s just to open out huge data gathering services and increase revenue, not for our benefit.






  • A man named Michel Thomas created a series of audio lessons to teach a number of languages, including German. He does it in a simulated classroom type of environment where one “student” makes common mistakes and he corrects them, so you get to hear someone else make the mistake first.

    He also teaches you the necessary words to enable you to start understanding others speaking he language quickly. I found combining this with Duolingo and the super cheesy Extr@s TV series (once you have the basics) allowed me to go from 0 to speaking to people within 6 weeks and understanding 95% within 6 months.

    I learnt Spanish and German from his audiobooks. They are worth the money if you can afford it and/or cannot pirate it.