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  I spent an hour and a half with Nathan Labenz, who went deep with me on using
  ChatGPT to: Save days of time on programming projects Boost his creativity
  Provide access to limitless expertise We covered both the practical and
  philosophical, including: Using AI in copilot versus delegation mode How
  ChatGPT relieves the hidden drudgery of creative work Prompting techniques to
  maximize your thought partnership with ChatGPT How he believes AI will do for
  cognitive labor what the Industrial Revolution did for manual labor Nathan is
  an expert and one of the most interesting thinkers in AI today. I’m excited to
  share his thinking with you—like, comment, subscribe, and share if you liked
  this episode. Want even more? Sign up for Dan’s newsletter Every to unlock our
  ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It’s usually only for paying subscribers,
  but you can get it here for free:
  https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt To hear more from
  Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X:
  https://twitter.com/danshipper Register for his course, Maximize Your Mind
  With ChatGPT: https://www.maxyourmind.xyz/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Teaser
  00:01:03 - Intro 00:01:46 - Copilot mode and delegation mode 00:08:53 -
  ChatGPT for coding 00:12:21 - Building a “prompt coach” 00:24:32 - Best
  practices for talking to ChatGPT 00:38:47 - The “dance” between you and AI
  00:45:17 - ChatGPT as a “thought partner” 00:56:27 - Using Perplexity AI
  instead of a search engine 01:05:00 - What’s ahead for AI Links: If interested
  in Athena's executive assistants learn more in the link below:
  https://signup.athenago.com/?source=rewardful&via=every
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# How to Use ChatGPT as a Copilot for Learning - Ep. 4 with Nathan Labenz

I spent an hour and a half with Nathan Labenz, who went deep with me on using ChatGPT to: Save days of time on programming projects Boost his creativity Provide access to limitless expertise We covered both the practical and philosophical, including: Using AI in copilot versus delegation mode How ChatGPT relieves the hidden drudgery of creative work Prompting techniques to maximize your thought partnership with ChatGPT How he believes AI will do for cognitive labor what the Industrial Revolution did for manual labor Nathan is an expert and one of the most interesting thinkers in AI today. I’m excited to share his thinking with you—like, comment, subscribe, and share if you liked this episode. Want even more? Sign up for Dan’s newsletter Every to unlock our ultimate guide to prompting ChatGPT. It’s usually only for paying subscribers, but you can get it here for free: https://every.ck.page/ultimate-guide-to-prompting-chatgpt To hear more from Dan Shipper: Subscribe to Every: https://every.to/subscribe Follow him on X: https://twitter.com/danshipper Register for his course, Maximize Your Mind With ChatGPT: https://www.maxyourmind.xyz/ Timestamps: 00:00:00 - Teaser 00:01:03 - Intro 00:01:46 - Copilot mode and delegation mode 00:08:53 - ChatGPT for coding 00:12:21 - Building a “prompt coach” 00:24:32 - Best practices for talking to ChatGPT 00:38:47 - The “dance” between you and AI 00:45:17 - ChatGPT as a “thought partner” 00:56:27 - Using Perplexity AI instead of a search engine 01:05:00 - What’s ahead for AI Links: If interested in Athena's executive assistants learn more in the link below: https://signup.athenago.com/?source=rewardful\&via=every

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