Impromptu

In just a couple of months, ChatGPT crossed 100 million active users, becoming the fastest growing consumer product in history. And with the launch of its API, it seems like every tech product has AI enabled inside. One thing seems clear - AI is here and it's here to stay. How will it impact our lives and our work?

That's exactly what Reid Hoffman, the founder of Linkedin and investor at Greylock, explores in his book Impromptu. Instead of picking one side and offering his opinion, Reid takes us on a journey where he explores the effects of this technology with GPT-4 as his co-author.

One of the areas he explores the impact of AI is jobs like sales. Reid notes how AI could make sales people more effective by helping them with prospecting, customer research, tailored outreach, and putting together presentations. Sales reps can focus on building relationships rather than doing mundane tasks. At the same time, AI might lead to overall reduction in jobs, especially for entry-level positions like SDRs.

Aside from sales, Reid explores the positive and negative effects of this powerful technology on education, justice, creative work, journalism, and other industries. Reid notes that we can thrive alongside AI by specializing in asking the best questions, learning insights and skills not available in 'training data', and most importantly - turning insights into actions.