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Head of product and data - Giving back, sharing and learning. Former Twitter, Mesagraph, Capgemini. #Startups #AI #Robotics #SocialGood

France, USA, Japan
Joined March 2012
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Less than a week since OpenAI started rolling out ChatGPT vision. And people have been busy executing god-like tasks. 35 truly mind-boggling examples: (29th is my favorite)
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ChatGPT can now browse the internet to provide you with current and authoritative information, complete with direct links to sources. It is no longer limited to data before September 2021.
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ChatGPT can now see, hear, and speak. Rolling out over next two weeks, Plus users will be able to have voice conversations with ChatGPT (iOS & Android) and to include images in conversations (all platforms). openai.com/blog/chatgpt-can-…
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Goldman Sachs just released their AI report on economic growth. They predict 300 million jobs will be lost to automation. Here are the key takeaways everyone must know:
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OpenAI released plugins for ChatGPT. It will change the future of humanity. Here's how they work and why this is so important:
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Our GPT-4/LLM hackathon was packed with over 170 top engineers, AI researchers & founders. The talent of this group is outstanding. Engineers, founders & researchers from Google Brain, Meta AI, Stability AI, Open AI & many AI startups.
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🔬 Deep tech is on everyone’s mind as govts & unis encourage researchers to build companies soon after they graduate. “We are convinced that it will be just as profitable an asset class as any other.” states @XavLaz on deep tech investing. lesechos.fr/start-up/ecosyst… #deeptech
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Valéry Varin retweeted
writing a really great prompt for a chatbot persona is an amazingly high-leverage skill and an early example of programming in a little bit of natural language
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ChatGPT devrait être perçu comme le dernier arrêt avant le décrochage de l'Europe. L'appropriation de ces technologies n'est pas inaccessible aux européens, mais il faudra accepter de remettre en cause un certain nombre de vaches sacrées. In #lesEchos
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It’s really insane how fast obesity rates have grown in the US. Tripled in a single generation. The mainstream approach to diet and exercise is incredibly broken. usafacts.org/articles/obesit…
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N’en déplaise à ⁦@elonmusk⁩, nous voulons maîtriser l’IA. Disponible partout le 5 janvier grâce à ⁦@bergerlevrault⁩ et…Daniel Le Métayer. Mais aussi ⁦@k_tastrof⁩ ⁦@kaplandaniel⁩ ⁦@cthibout⁩ ⁦@ReVe6el⁩ ⁦@HenriVerdier⁩ et bien d’autres…
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Valéry Varin retweeted
Cool.
Introducing Bird SQL, a Twitter search interface that is powered by Perplexity’s structured search engine. It uses OpenAI Codex to translate natural language into SQL, giving everyone the ability to navigate large datasets like Twitter. perplexity.ai/sql
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Artemis I: Or, To the Moon and Back Again. 🚀 Live coverage of our @NASA_Orion spacecraft’s return to Earth will begin at 11am ET (1600 UTC) on Dec. 11, with splashdown in the Pacific Ocean near Guadalupe Island at 12:39pm ET (1739 UTC). Watch it live: youtu.be/xzZPzmMtQA8
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Ravis d'accueillir @AntoinePellion parmi nos intervenants à l'événement de lancement de LaReserve.tech le 12 décembre prochain à Paris 🎤 👉 Dernières places pour l'événement qui commence à 18h30 : eventbrite.fr/e/billets-afte… @gouvernementFR @ekeundjian
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🫡 Bayes Impact lance LaReserve.tech ! Une communauté de makers citoyens et un programme d'incubation pour résoudre des défis dans le cadre d'urgences. 📅 SAVE THE DATE - Lundi 12 décembre - Soirée de lancement à Paris (shorturl.at/ENO48) #TechForGood
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In every startup, you need: - Someone who always wants to get shit done - Someone who obsesses over numbers - Someone who is honest about shit that doesn't work - Someone who is eternally optimistic
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VC Exit Model🪄 I truly did not expect to get the response I did when I offered to send a VC exit model via DM Given demand is so high & there are too many of you to keep doing DMs, I'm choosing to make it public! Let me run you through how it works🧵 bit.ly/3IDhM62
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Valéry Varin retweeted
We’re officially building an open bitcoin mining system ✨
In October we announced that we’re considering building a bitcoin mining system, out in the open & alongside the community, and we’ve decided…we’re doing it! We thought we’d share some more details on how our initial discussions are going and where we’re headed next.
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