Using chat GPT as a thought partner helps in asking better questions rather than just finding answers. It serves as a tool to improve question-asking skills, similar to how Yo Yo Ma can extract beautiful music from a cello. Chat GPT can assist in anticipating and addressing potential queries, functioning as a training tool for developing better questioning strategies. It is a smart research assistant that excels in deductive analysis but lacks the ability to make leaps of logic outside the given domain. Its value decreases in specialized areas where it is often incorrect. However, even when wrong, it provides insights into its reasoning. The anecdote of a student confusing autonomy with anatomy illustrates how chat GPT can reveal patterns and potential limitations in its responses. The significance of asking good questions is highlighted as machines become capable of answering anything, making the edge lie in the ability to ask the most effective questions. The snip concludes with a query about learning to ask better questions.
What can the strategies of the chessboard teach us about how to succeed in life? Author, educator, entrepreneur, hedge fund advisor and US Chess Federation life master Adam Robinson makes a return appearance to The Knowledge Project to discuss some of the best ways to position yourself for success, including how to steer outcomes in your favor and what it takes to become a learning machine. He also weighs in on the potential uses of ChatGPT, investment strategies, and what it means to truly trust your instincts.
Robinson is the co-founder of The Princeton Review and the author of the only SAT test preparation book to become a
New York Times bestseller. He is also a rated chess master with a Life Title who was actually personally mentored by Bobby Fischer, and, as the President of Robinson Global Strategies, a trusted advisor to some of the world's largest hedge funds. Robinson previously appeared on episodes
47 and
48 of The Knowledge Project.