Our speaker for our August 6 meeting was David Nelems, Director of Special Projects at the Don Ryan Center for Innovation (DRCI) in Bluffton, South Carolina.
He gave us a fun and fascinating overview of Artificial Intelligence by posing a business question to ChatGPT:
"I want to start a business in Bluffton that sells ice cream to relocated Eskimos. Target audience is children aged 5 - 13, and adults over 30 who are lactose intolerant. Give me a mission statement for this business and the unique selling proposition."
The resulting Mission Statement was:
"To bring joy to ever spoonful, blending chilly nostalgia with creamy innovation - serving deliciously inclusive ice cream that delights adventurous kids and lactose-intolerant grownups alike, no matter how far they've travelled from the tundra to the Lowcountry."
Within seconds the system presented a full business plan and marketing ideas, including a logo. Following that, using another tool called SUNO, we were able to hear an AI-written jingle for the proposed products.
Things to remember about AI, knowing that it currently has flaws:
1. AI is as bad as it is ever going to be (with new releases it will continue to improve)
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