Ben Tossell writes Ben’s Bites, a daily newsletter on AI that’s read by over 15,000 others from Google, a16z, Sequoia, Amazon, Meta and more. He previously founded Makerpad, a no-code education side which was acquired by Zapier in March 2021. Important Links: - Ben’s Newsletter - https://bensbites.beehiiv.com - Ben’s Twitter - https://twitter.com/bentossell Show Notes: [00:00:00] - Intro [00:01:14] - Main Podcast [00:02:38] - Ben’s journey into AI [00:19:32]- The importance of ease of use [00:23:30] - How AI will impact our lives [00:29:47] - Ben’s hackathon [00:34:57] - Balancing originality and usefulness [00:41:12] - Why Ben is wary of providing strategic advice [00:50:06] - Achieving ground-up change with AI [00:57:33] - Interaction between the AI industry and the governments [01:02:30] - How Ben wants AI to be used [01:06:09] - Following your curiosity [01:12:01] - Making the world more competitive - MUCH more!