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[0:00] Oh, that picture was taken in 2020. So five or six years ago, I was 60 or 61, something like that.
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[0:09] Yeah. And good looking man, huh? Don't you think? Yeah.
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[0:22] I'll wait until Daryl gives everyone a picture so you know what she's talking about. I see. Right?
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[0:33] So the reason I gave Bruce that introduction, that this speech is about your children and your grandchildren, is because I'm violating the first rule of speaking, which is make it about the audience. I should be making this about you, but I'm not making it about you. I'm making it about you and your grandchildren because you're fine. You're all fine. And that's good for you But I'm wondering what you're talking to your children and your grandchildren about, And I'm going to get into this speech in three parts I'm going to set it up with an anecdote about this photo Then I'm going to introduce the big theme And then I'm going to bring it around to why what we're doing here today matters more than ever So first the anecdote, I created this yesterday And I am not a graphic designer, I'm probably the least credentialed person in this room I have a high school education And a 35 year old felony conviction I mean it goes used car salesman, politician, me I'm like down here somewhere, There's no universe in which I should be able to do this I have no training, I have no talent.
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[1:55] But I do know how to go to chat GPT and say give me america's coach in an american flag sweatshirt, and on the second the second pass i got what i want the guy that gave me was not as good open as i am so i took my head from a photo i got produced in hollywood five years ago when i ran for president and I pasted my head on here and then I sent it to my designer and I said, Francis, you know, you got to shade the neck and make it look older and change the lighting and stuff like that. An hour later, I got a backfam and he said, you did a really good job. I couldn't change it much.
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[2:42] Francis has been my designer for 20 years. I don't need Francis anymore.
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[2:51] Now, that's an anecdote, but let's see if you laugh at this. We are at a point where human intellectualism is no longer supreme. We have a lot of smart people in here. A lot of people in our club were always number one in their class. Zach gave a speech last week about his 10th grader who failed a world history test, and everything was going to hell at home. and they thought the world's coming to an end. And I listened to this, and I thought, who gives a damn? It doesn't matter. Human intellectual capacity is subordinate to the machines. Who cares what his kid gets on a test? Well, Jeff says it may. In 2019, here are some more anecdotes for you. In 2019, GPT-2 could count to five, and it could string together a few words. In 2023, GPT-4 Outperforms 90% of human beings On a medical board and a bar exam 2024, cloud 3.5 Crunches really complicated science theories With 94% accuracy.
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[4:11] Sam Altman says GPT-5 is going to be smarter than all of us, So what are you saying to your children and your grandchildren?
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[4:26] Are you just doing the same old thing? Having them take tests? Go to college? Get an engineering degree? The hell are you going to do with that?
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[4:43] Human intellectual supremacy has dominated since our existence. Now, I think there are many opportunities in this, not the least of which I can take my own head and turn myself into America's coach in less than an hour. That's really cool. But what is going to happen with the human identity crisis, when being the smartest person in the room doesn't matter anymore? I love being the smartest person in the room. My wife, Julie, is here, who I've known since the sixth grade, and she's always the smartest person in the room. She got her law degree at age 60. She was number two in the class. Give her a big round of applause. Right? But, you know, I always say I should ask Julie because she's smart. Now I say maybe I should ask the model. Maybe I should ask the GPT, you know?
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[5:39] It's quicker. And they're going to make it So it It applauds for me And it affirms me And it makes me feel good That's a lot cheaper than getting married.
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[5:54] Who doesn't need a robot just telling them how awesome they are all day long? So I'm thinking farmer looks like a pretty good way to live. That's what I'm thinking. But seriously, this is such an interesting situation. We find ourselves in such an interesting time to be alive at a time where college, for example, has never cost more.
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[6:18] And we have these legacy systems in place for smart people. And we have machines that are smarter than we are. What the hell are we going to do? You know what we're going to do? We're going to do what we always do. We're going to figure it out. But one thing is for sure. If I made you laugh today, there's no universe in which you would come down here, even with the free Jersey minds, and we put a computer up here to say what I just said here today. You would never do that. There is a premium. The need for effective human communication I would argue has never been greater In human history, To be able to get people in a room And wrestle with these big ideas Elbow to elbow And feel that energy And have that human experience There's a premium on that And this is the fastest growing Toastmaster Club In San Diego County Out of 103 clubs, And one of the reasons I'm happy to lead this club and be the president is because
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[7:22] society needs strong, independent, thoughtful speakers that are ahead of the game now more than ever. So I hope some of you here today who are guests will consider joining us so we can address some of these big issues and have a good time doing it. Bruce.
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[7:44] Thank you, Mark. Thank you. Awesome.
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[7:51] Is this club great? I actually have three really good speakers. This is so much fun.
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