Welcome to episode 123 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
In this episode, hosts Daphne and Fred review the recent earnings report from AI chip maker Nvidia and the validity of fears that there is an AI market bubble.
This episode provides a comprehensive overview of Nvidia's strong quarterly earnings report, which successfully eased investor anxiety regarding a potential "AI bubble."
Multiple analysts and reporters highlight that the company's better-than-expected revenue and positive guidance for the subsequent quarter—driven by soaring demand for its advanced AI chips, particularly the Blackwell line—confirms the robust momentum of the artificial intelligence sector.
CEO Jensen Huang is widely quoted dismissing bubble concerns, noting the unprecedented demand and sold-out status of their products, though the reports also mention the expected zero revenue from China due to ongoing geopolitical restrictions.
While the consensus is optimistic, some commentators raise deeper structural questions about the implications of Nvidia's dominance and whether this infrastructure boom guarantees broader societal benefits.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding AI Hallucinations in Technical Writing": https://tinyurl.com/bdeyd64t
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 122 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
In this episode, hosts Daphne and Fred review a recent interview by Tucker Carlson of OpenAI CEO Sam Altman.
The interview is primarily focused on the ethical and moral implications of developing powerful artificial intelligence (AI). Altman is questioned about his spiritual beliefs, revealing he is culturally Jewish but doesn't hold a literal belief in God (although he senses a "mystery beyond my comprehension").
The conversation centers on the concentration of power due to AI. Altman believes the power concentration issue will be mitigated by the technology's broad distribution and the difficulty of establishing a moral framework for the technology.
Altman explains that the AI is trained on the "collective experience...of humanity," and that the moral boundaries are defined by a constantly evolving "model spec" developed with consultation from ethics experts, for which he takes personal accountability.
The interview concludes by examining the idea that AI functions as a new form of religion because people look to it for guidance, stressing the necessity for complete transparency regarding its underlying moral preferences.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Watch the source interview: https://tinyurl.com/mr3fudck
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding AI Hallucinations in Technical Writing": https://tinyurl.com/bdeyd64t
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 121 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
In this episode, hosts Daphne and Fred review a November 17 article from LinkedIn entitled "Jeff Bezos Takes the Reins at Mystery AI Startup."
This new venture has already secured more than $6 billion in funding, partly from Bezos, and aims to develop AI specifically for applications in aerospace, automotive, and computing industries.
Commentators suggest this move is a significant signal of Bezos's belief in AI as a foundational, platform-building technology, with one source drawing a parallel between this new company and Amazon's prior success in disrupting multiple verticals.
Furthermore, Project Prometheus is reportedly focused on solving the challenge of making large AI models faster and more efficient by reinventing the hardware-to-software stack, and it has already recruited engineers from major tech companies like OpenAI and Meta. The sources note this is Bezos's first chief executive role since stepping down from Amazon four years prior.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the original Mollick article: https://tinyurl.com/yzkd3vdk
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding AI Hallucinations in Technical Writing": https://tinyurl.com/bdeyd64t
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 120 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
In this episode, hosts Daphne and Fred review an October 19 article by Wharton associate professor and AI expert Ethan Mollick entitled "An Opinionated Guide to Using AI Right Now."
Mollick, a well respected thought leader in the AI space, offers practical advice based on observed user behavior rather than guesswork. He begins by outlining the major free and advanced cutting-edge AI models, including OpenAI (ChatGPT), Google (Gemini), Anthropic (Claude), and offers suggestions for selecting a free model based on capabilities such as web search or image creation.
This episode then addresses the paid tiers of advanced AI, suggesting that users pick one of the three leading systems and explains the differences between chat, agent, and wizard models available within those services.
Finally, Daphne and Fred discuss quick tips for improving results, including advanced features such as Deep Research and connecting to personal data. They also address common issues such as hallucinations and sycophancy.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the original Mollick article: https://tinyurl.com/yzkd3vdk
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding AI Hallucinations in Technical Writing": https://tinyurl.com/bdeyd64t
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 119 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
In this episode, hosts Daphne and Fred review an October 24 article published on LinkedIn by Elsa Sklavounou entitled "The Age of Collaborative Intelligence: When AI Learns to Cooperate." She argues that the future of artificial intelligence (AI) will shift from isolated smart models to cooperative ecosystems of connected intelligence.
Sklavounou discusses the necessary technical architecture for this shift, including semantic interoperability and federated reasoning, which facilitate AIs working together to achieve complex goals.
Furthermore, she addresses the critical challenges of governance in a multi-AI world, emphasizing that humans must evolve from operators to conductors of intelligence, setting ethical rhythms and orchestrating collaboration between autonomous agents.
Ultimately, this episode posits that future competitive advantage will belong to organizations featuring AI ecosystems that learn the fastest through mutual cooperation, rather than those with a single, highly intelligent model.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the original article: https://tinyurl.com/44df9mb4
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 118 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
In this episode, hosts Daphne and Fred review a recent YouTube video suggested by show producer Robbins and provide an overview of a Wall Street Journal interview with historian and author Yuval Noah Harari regarding the societal impact of artificial intelligence (AI).
Harari stresses that AI is fundamentally different from previous human inventions because it operates as an agent capable of independent decision-making, learning, and self-change—unlike traditional tools.
He posits that AI represents the rise of a potential new species that could compete with or replace humanity, describing it as a "digital immigrant" wave that will significantly transform fields like finance, religion, and the job market. This will potentially create a "useless class" of humans.
Harari emphasizes that while AI has immense positive potential, the current lack of human trust and cooperation among societies and nations poses a significant threat, as a competitive human world will only produce a similarly untrustworthy AI.
He concludes by urging society to prioritize solving human problems and acting with integrity, as AI will mirror the behavior of its creators, not just their instructions."
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Watch the original video: https://tinyurl.com/y3c2e2tf
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 117 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
In this episode, hosts Daphne and Fred review a recent article from show producer Robbins entitled "AI Superintelligence: Ultimate Tool or Existential Threat?" that was published on November 9.
This episode focuses on the intense debate surrounding Artificial Superintelligence (ASI). The article by Robbins contrasts the utopian potential of ASI, such as solving climate change and curing diseases, with the existential threats it poses (emphasized by leading AI creators).
These threats center on two technical challenges: The alignment problem, which involves ensuring the AI's goals align perfectly with human values and the control problem, which fears the difficulty of shutting down an entity vastly more intelligent than humans.
Robbins argues that IT professionals and technical writers are central to these issues because they build the systems that ASI would run on and are responsible for translating ambiguous human intentions into precise machine specifications.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the original article by Robbins: https://tinyurl.com/k7ew25mm
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 116 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
In this episode, hosts Daphne and Fred review a recent article from show producer Robbins entitled "Will Nuclear SMRs Power Our AI Future?" that was published on November 7.
In the article, Robbins argues that Small Modular Reactors (SMRs) are the necessary power solution for the energy-intensive future of artificial intelligence (AI).
The article highlights that the massive power demands of AI data centers, which are projected to cause a 165 percent increase in global data center power demand by 2030, cannot be met by intermittent renewable sources. Instead, major technology companies like Google and Microsoft are actively investing in or procuring power from SMRs due to their advanced safety features, factory-built modularity, and ability to provide the required 24/7/365 baseload power.
Robbins concludes that the success of the AI revolution hinges on solving this substantial power bottleneck, with SMRs emerging as the leading infrastructure answer.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the original article by Robbins: https://tinyurl.com/bdhf8vw6
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 115 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
In this episode, charismatic hosts Daphne and Fred review the recent announcements how the IT economy is shifting from the CPU to the GPU.
"Huge improvements in AI models make new applications and services profitable. And that profitability fuels more investment which then lets companies build even better AI...faster. It's a feedback loop that's causing this explosion in capital spending worldwide," said Daphne.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 114 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews a discussion among financial analysts and commentators concerning the massive investment in artificial intelligence (AI) by major technology companies, raising questions about market volatility.
Commentators express concern about the high concentration of spending—estimated at $400 billion this year—and the comparison of the current market to historic bubbles like those in 1929 and 1999.
The conversation further explores the economic implications of AI, focusing on the potential impact on jobs and whether the technology's actual utility justifies the immense financial investment.
A significant point is raised regarding the uneven distribution of AI value, noting that most of the stock market's recent returns are attributed to AI, yet many key AI companies are private, limiting public investment opportunities.
Ultimately, the analysts consider whether AI applications will become profitable enough through business use cases, such as in law or healthcare, to earn their way out of the current "frothy" environment.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 113 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews a recent article and accompanying YouTube video from Silicon Valley-based Diana Wolf Torres, editor of the Deep Learning with the Wolf newsletter on LinkedIn.
It explains a recent research paper by guest Shubham Sharma, founder of Sonitech AI. Sharma introduces his study, entitled Geometric Mixture Classifiers (GMC), which addresses the limitations of existing classification models when dealing with multimodel data structures found in real-world AI scenarios such as medical diagnosis and fraud detection.
The GMC algorithm proposes using a mixture of hyperplanes—linear models acting as "experts"—per class, which solves the three-fold challenge of handling multimodel structures, maintaining computational efficiency, and providing crucial geometric interpretability that linear and deep learning models often lack.
Sharma emphasizes that GMC aims to eliminate the perceived trade-off between a model's accuracy and transparency, making interpretable AI more practical.
This episode concludes by noting that the code for the GMC model is publicly available via a GitHub repository linked in the paper and encourages the research community to adopt and extend the algorithm.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the Torres article "A Model with Many Minds: Exploring Geometric Mixture Classifiers": https://tinyurl.com/munf3f6n
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 112 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews of five recent interviews with OpenAI's Sam Altman, the company behind ChatGPT.
Altman discusses the rapid advancement of Artificial General Intelligence (AGI) and its profound societal implications. He emphasizes the unprecedented capabilities of models like GPT-5 and Sora, noting their ability to transform fields from coding to content creation, while also acknowledging the potential for job displacement in knowledge work.
A recurring theme is the necessity for society to co-evolve with the technology, adapting to rapid change and addressing ethical dilemmas, such as AI's moral framework and the challenges of deepfake media.
Altman also addresses concerns about power concentration and the potential for a new universal basic wealth model based on AI capacity, alongside the need for new regulatory and privacy frameworks to manage these powerful tools responsibly.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the Robbins article "Lovers & Haters: AI Believers vs. AI Skeptics": https://tinyurl.com/ynpxbpkc
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 110 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews the recent Deloitte controversy of providing an error-ridden report to the Australian government. The major problem? The report was generated with the help of AI.
The sources from Associated Press (AP News), ABC News (Australia), The Guardian, and Hindustan Times detail the controversy surrounding a $440,000 report produced by Deloitte Australia for the Australian government's Department of Employment and Workplace Relations.
This report, intended to review the welfare system's compliance framework, was found to contain numerous errors, including fabricated quotes, nonexistent references, and false citations, which were attributed to the use of generative artificial intelligence.
Consequently, Deloitte agreed to issue a partial refund to the government for the substandard work. The news coverage emphasizes that this incident highlights the limitations of AI systems, particularly the tendency for "hallucinations" where the technology invents information.
A senator criticized Deloitte for having a "human intelligence problem." Ultimately, while Deloitte maintained that the report's substantive findings were unchanged, the use of AI was acknowledged in a revised version of the document.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the Robbins article "Lovers & Haters: AI Believers vs. AI Skeptics": https://tinyurl.com/ynpxbpkc
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 110 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews a recent article by show producer Robbins entitled AI Believers vs. AI Skeptics: Larry Ellison. This is part of a series of articles and podcast episodes about more than a dozen lovers and haters of artificial intelligence.
This installment positions Ellison as a quintessential AI believer, highlighting his public statements that artificial intelligence is a "much bigger deal than the industrial revolution" and essential for a new "Golden Age."
This episode reviews Ellison’s perspective on AI’s potential to solve major global issues, such as cancer detection and vaccine design, and details Oracle's crucial involvement in the massive Stargate Project AI infrastructure joint venture.
Furthermore, the article explores a philosophical caution, citing Ellison's controversial comments regarding the potential for AI-enabled systems to facilitate a surveillance state.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the original article: https://tinyurl.com/5csum4ws
>> Read the Robbins article "Lovers & Haters: AI Believers vs. AI Skeptics": https://tinyurl.com/ynpxbpkc
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 109 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews a recent article by Arwa Mahdawi entitled "AI-generated ‘Slop’ is Slowly Killing the Internet, so Why is Nobody Trying to Stop It?
Mahdawi argues that low-quality, AI-generated content, which she refers to as "slop," is overwhelming the internet and displacing human-created material. She criticizes major platforms like Facebook for not only failing to regulate this content, but also actively encouraging it (in some cases by boosting it through algorithms or creating their own AI characters).
This proliferation of AI slop is presented as an acceleration of the "enshittification" of the internet, with the author citing examples such as AI-generated LinkedIn posts and bizarre images like "Shrimp Jesus" found on social media. Ultimately, the article expresses concern about the future of online content as AI-generated material increasingly crowds out genuine human voices.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> View the original Mahdawi article: https://tinyurl.com/yc7p9zp4
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 108 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews a recent article by Curt Robbins entitled "Lovers & Haters: AI Believers vs. AI Skeptics" that was published on LinkedIn on October 19.
The article presents a balanced overview of the intense debate surrounding artificial intelligence by categorizing prominent figures into two distinct camps: AI Optimists and AI Skeptics.
The optimists, including CEOs like Sam Altman and Larry Ellison, focus on AI's potential to solve global problems and dramatically increase human productivity, often viewing it as an "intelligence augmenter."
Conversely, the skeptics, such as philosopher Nick Bostrom and "Godfather of AI" Geoffrey Hinton, emphasize the existential risks, ethical concerns, and potential societal dangers posed by unaligned superintelligence.
Robbins uses this framework to introduce the central figures and their key arguments regarding the future impact of AI on humanity.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> View the original Robbins article: https://tinyurl.com/ynpxbpkc
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 107 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews a recent article Elsa Sklavounou entitled "Edge AI vs. Cloud AI: The Quiet Revolution Reshaping Tech" that was published on September 30 on LinkedIn.
Dynamic show hosts Daphne and Fred unpack this educational article from Sklavounou that discusses the significant technological shift from centralized cloud-based artificial intelligence (AI) to decentralized Edge AI.
This article explains that edge AI processes data locally on devices for benefits such as reduced latency, improved security, and lower costs, citing projections that the edge AI market will reach billions of dollars by the early 2030s.
Supporting comments from other LinkedIn users emphasize the hybrid future of AI, where the edge handles real-time operations while the cloud remains crucial for large-scale model training and orchestration.
Overall, this episode analyzes the market forces, economic implications, and key advantages driving the adoption of processing AI models at the device level.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> View the original Sklavounou article: https://tinyurl.com/yudvvefw
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 106 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews a recent interview with OpenAI CEO Sam Altman regarding concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) will displace knowledge workers and IT professionals.
The YouTube video features Altman and G42 Group CEO Peng Xiao presenting their respective perspectives on the societal impact of AI at the GitEx Global 2025 event held in Dubai in mid-October.
Both executives addressed concerns about AI-driven job displacement, advocating for a stance of adaptability and experimentation over fear. They emphasized that the relationship between humans and AI is a co-evolving system, which suggests a more stable and beneficial societal shift rather than a sudden disruption.
Xiao noted that while G42 is amplifying its human workforce with AI agents, keeping humans at the center of the revolution, he acknowledged that superintelligence may eventually introduce additional risks that require future consideration.
Altman stressed that the future of work will involve redefinition through creative human effort alongside machine intelligence.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> View the original Altman interview video: https://tinyurl.com/mybkufhy
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 105 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews a recent article by show producer Curt Robbins entitled "Tool Review: Google's NotebookLM."
The article details NotebookLM's strengths, such as its source-grounded nature that provides inline citations to prevent AI hallucinations and its unique Audio Overview feature for listening to data summaries.
Conversely, the review notes limitations, including the inability to cross-reference content across different notebooks and its lack of advanced formatting features for final document publication.
Finally, the text explains the tool's appeal to diverse audiences, including large enterprises, small companies, and individual consultants, by acting as a force multiplier for knowledge workers.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the original Robbins article: https://tinyurl.com/54yd9bah
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt
Welcome to episode 104 of the AI for Technical Writers podcast from Curt Robbins. This educational content is designed to give IT professionals and technical writers a competitive edge.
This episode reviews a recent article entitled "The Strategic Convergence of AI, Energy, and Regulation: Lessons from Yotta and Saudi Arabia’s Data Center Ambitions" by Jeanina Awni, the Director of Technology & Innovation at the AL Mikial Law Firm in Saudi Arabia.
The article examines how global leaders are addressing the massive energy demand of AI infrastructure and the geopolitical risks associated with physical data centers. A key focus is on the radical proposal of orbital data centers to achieve resilience and jurisdictional clarity, a concept paralleled by Saudi Arabia’s initiative to create "data embassies" offering foreign legal insulation for data storage.
The article details Saudi Arabia's Vision 2030 efforts to become a global data hub through massive investments and a sophisticated new regulatory system designed to attract international tech giants while maintaining government oversight.
Ultimately, the article serves as an overview for legal and corporate professionals regarding the legal and strategic complexities of investing in both orbital and terrestrial data infrastructure in rapidly evolving markets.
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"It will not be AI that takes away the job of a technical writer, but rather another technical writer with deep AI skills," said Robbins.
I am currently taking on new clients. I enjoy helping companies with their documentation and communications strategy and implementation. Contact me to learn about my reasonable rates and fast turnaround. — Curt
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>> Read the original Awni article: https://tinyurl.com/2s4j5sdb
>> Read the Robbins article "Yale Study: Impact of AI on the Job Market": https://tinyurl.com/f3cuvvxn
>> Read the Robbins article "Why Large Language Models are Changing the World": https://tinyurl.com/bdfv63ca
>> Read the Robbins article "Understanding Anthropic: Rising Star in AI": https://tinyurl.com/46btw22z
>> Read the Robbins article "Comparing ChatGPT, Gemini, Copilot, & Grok": https://tinyurl.com/3zwttxhk
>> Read the Robbins article "AI Job Replacement Fears Are Good. Here's Why.": https://tinyurl.com/p5t27t7d
>> Join the LinkedIn group Technical Writing Success: https://tinyurl.com/mr28u7td
>> Subscribe to the Technical Writing Success podcast: https://tinyurl.com/uu9hpyzt