Stephen Dubner
👤 PersonAppearances Over Time
Podcast Appearances
I've never seen that.
I like that.
No, but I mean, my new thing is just ripping off this thing.
He doesn't like it.
Can I just tell you, I do that a lot.
Oh, you do?
I think AI is an amazing, I mean, I'm using this much of one fingernail of the gigantic herd of robots, but I think what you did is normal or will be normal.
Oh, you did?
So you just had your first experience as well?
Can I tell you what engine we're using with chat?
So I happen to use one called Perplexity because I like it.
It's a really simple interface that pulls from a lot of models, which I think is probably valuable.
What I like about it is you can push it subtly and it keeps coming.
If I say, tell me five interesting things about Dax Shepard, it'll give me blah, blah, blah.
And I say, well, those are fine, but I know those.
And I want something more along the lines of X, Y, or Z. But the X, Y, or Z could be like animal, mineral, or vegetable.
It could be, I want more emotional stuff.
I want more moto racing.
So I feel it's a great research tool.
Now, it's not a substitute.