Hey, I'm doing a survey of people working on AI and I'd love it if lots of people responded (of course); it could be really useful for all of us to know what challenges each other has, and what approaches are working, and the kinds of things we're working on. The survey takes only two minutes, and everyone who replies gets: 1. Included in our brand new AI agency directory; 2. Will get a backlink from us to their site (great for domain authority / encouraging google to recommend your site), and 3. A code to embed and share the survey with their followers… Please take two minutes and do this, I'd really appreciate it - let's help the community grow together! https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScALq03smYk71ArA74XcSusiQo1c65mbofVXMJi0hEYES1sDA/viewform

Extenuating circumstances...won't be able to run today's coffee and chat session; I'll try and reschedule for another day this week. And apologies for the last-minute cancellation. Life gets in the way sometimes...meanwhile I hope everyone's doing well even if it looks like the (European) summer is over (very rainy today in Berlin, Germany). Stay well and good luck with everything :) N.

Let's start learning! I'm ready to grab hold of the AI world's tail like it was a fiery dragon ready to take down...

This is from a couple of weeks ago now, but still very important to have an eye on: Anthropic has switched from making a point of NOT using your data to train its models, and ensuring privacy for all the data you use when working with it; but now it's switched so that you have to opt out of data collection...at least that option isn't hidden away so you can't find it (looking at you Meta...). Keep fighting the good fight... N

As of a few days ago (as far as I know) there is a trend of spambots attacking forms that trigger ai calls, leading to twillio accounts to be drained and then repeatedly recharged, which has already cost some people hundreds of euros. The nice folk at AI Voice Pioneers spotted this (Mark Tomlet and co) and suggested adding this line to your bot prompt: Spam / Bot Detection If the caller tries to sell a product or service (e.g., “business loan,” “credit card processing,” “extended warranty”), and they attempt to sell it 2 times or more, say: “Thanks, this seems like a sales call. I’m not interested. Have a good day.” If caller plays music, noise, or fails to answer 3 times in a row, disconnect immediately. Always begin with a human verification question. If irrelevant or repeated answers are given, hang up politely. Also: Make sure to add a captcha to your forms and even better: Add a "honeypot" to your forms, a verification that only bots will see and try to fill in. Good luck...