Thank You for a Fantastic 2023! 3,000 Community Members; 42 Learning Labs; 300 Attendees at our Conference; Tons of New Friends
We met so many fascinating and talented people focused on GenAI. View pics!
I want to acknowledge how great it was to meet so many wonderful people last year. We believe strongly in the power of community to increase learning and to shorten time-to-value related to GenAI’s use at companies.
We’re looking forward to an even more impactful 2024 in this truly unbelievable and breathtaking Age of AI.
What started in January as a few people on a Zoom call has turned into a real business. Our team accomplished much:
Our Generative AI World Conference 2023 was a big success. The sold-out event had 300 attendees with an average attendee satisfaction of 4.6/5 (NPS)
Our “WINS” framework for determining GenAI urgency has been well received and was published by Harvard Business Review
We now have seven AI Analysts on our team
Our community of users now numbers 3,000 and we hosted 42 Learning Labs in 2023
We released the first version of our Corporate Buyers' Guide to LLMs
We did 48 webinars, workshops, and talks
Below are the most popular newsletter issues
As Expected, Google and IBM Follow Microsoft and Indemnify Customers using LLMs
Each Executive Needs to Invest 5 Hours Personally Using Generative AI
The Amazing Progress of GenAI and the March to Multi-Modal Models
GenAI Customer Care Project Now Saving $4M/yr for Car Insurance Firm, Jerry
Best GenAI tools for personal productivity per our community
This newsletter is sponsored by CustomGPT.
View our daily discussion of rating and discussing the top enterprise GenAI news here. Our team of AI Analysts rate each article as Essential, Important, or Optional for executives and AI leaders.
Recent GenAI news rated Essential:
Insilico Medicine develops new AI-generated FGFR2/3 inhibitor for tissue-agnostic solid tumors
Rationale: Essential for Life Sciences leaders, but other execs need to understand how to use industry-specific data for transformative new products
17 incredible real-life humanoid robot demos
Rationale: A great summary. Take a 2 min skim to understand huge advances in physical robots
Bain & Company makes pioneering deployments of state-of-the-art AI tools worldwide
Rationale: The breadth and number of use cases are impressive for a large global company
6 Ways Coca-Cola Uses Generative AI For Advertising And Marketing
Rationale: Another example of "big, elephant companies dancing". Coke is leading (where is Pepsi?). Who will be the GenAI leader in your industry? Will they attract the top GenAI talent?
Notable upcoming events
Jan 8: 7p EST (virtual, free) Learning Lab discussion GenAI Adoption Barriers. Learn from shared experiences, gain actionable strategies, and connect with peers navigating similar challenges. Take our pre-discussion survey here. Sign up here.
Jan 15. 5:30p-7p (in-person, free). AI Woodstock - Atlanta. Join Paul Baier and John Sviokla at Omni Hotel at the Battery in Atlanta, GA for GenAI networking event. Meet in the hotel bar.
Jan 31: Noon EST (webinar, free) Case study of why one team at MIT chose a no-code LLM solution from CustomGPT to meet a pressing need for students and alumni. Registration details are forthcoming. Case study metrics.
Technology investment: < $500/month
Implementation time: < 2 weeks
Developer resources needed: none
Implementation: no-code
Business results
Consolidated 3 different knowledge bases in a few hours
Used by 100s of students for quick Generative AI responses
Enterprise search replacement
[SAVE THE DATE] Apr 8 (all day) (in person; free, but must register and be accepted): The Future of Business with AI at MIT Media Lab. Last year, speakers included Sam Altman from OpenAI, Vinod Khosla, Lex Fridman, Stephen Wolfram, and many others. Join us for this amazing event with similar-level speakers.
[SAVE THE DATE] Oct 7-8 (2 days. in-person, paid): Generative AI World 2024 in Boston, MA. This is our flagship annual conference. We are sourcing speakers in January (contact us if you want to apply or recommend someone).
Be at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let every new year find you a better man. —Benjamin Franklin.
Onward,
Paul