My AI Bummer Post - Ben's 1x1x1 - January 31, 2025 🚀
For those of you that are new here, every week I send what I call a 1x1x1.
One thought from my week. One interesting find/tool from my week. One image from my life.
Let’s dive in 👇
Thought from the week
AI is stressing me out. We’re f*cked.
That’s it. That’s the post. Happy Friday!
…Okay fine, I’m (mostly) kidding.
But I do wish I wasn’t so worried about it.
AI is moving so fast it feels like I’m watching an avalanche, and my brain won’t stop spinning:
- What will college even look like for my daughter?
- How should I invest when AI might reshape entire industries?
- Will enterprise SaaS even be a thing, or will it just be ChatGPT hooked up to Stripe?
- My brother’s a developer. Does he have three years from now?
- What about all those lawyers buried in student debt for a career AI might replace?
Yeah, I know. Buzzkill energy today. “Thanks, Ben.”
But here’s the thing, I hate doomer talk.
I’m a default optimist, so I’m going to use the my newsletter for some self therapy and zoom out:
- Humans always adapt. We panic first, then build the future. It’s happened time and time again.
- AI is our creation. It’s the biggest force multiplier ever.
- Breakthroughs are happening faster. Medicine, energy, productivity. So much good is happening right now!
- And let’s be real, scary AI content gets clicks. Fear is profitable, but reality is usually less dramatic.
So yeah, AI is wild. But I believe in good people.
We’ve figured out fire, the internet, and how to make Doritos Locos Tacos. This won’t break us.
Anyways, just a weird brain dump. If you wanna talk AI, I’m in.
Interesting find/tool of the week
Nothing groundbreaking to report this week.
Unless… you wanna check out The Catchy. A tray that catches food under a baby’s high chair.
What a stupid product. Stupidly simple. Stupidly high margins. Stupidly genius.
Sometimes, the best businesses are the ones that make you say, “Wait… that’s a thing? And it prints money?”
Stupid.
Image from my life
What a cutie! I’m talking about my wife of course ;)