Sunday Reads #8: 5G Drones, GPT-3, Deepfakes, And Increasing Income 10x

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Topics: Creativity, Artificial Intelligence, Technology, Future

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Intro

Every week I read countless stories on Medium some are good, some are not so good, some are just fluff, but some are great. Each Sunday I will share my greatest finds. The pearls of Medium. Fascinating, insightful, packed with value, and often overlooked stories.

Here's a list of previous Sunday Reads posts:
Sunday Reads

This week on Sunday reads - How 5G drones are improving farming yields. Powerful ways to use Artificial Intelligence text generation tools. Deepfakes as a stream of extra income for famous people. The differences between the management styles at Google and Amazon. And how to change your thinking to increase your income.

Plus a bonus video on iPhone trafficking.

1. How drones are playing a growing role in agriculture - Enrique Dans

Technology is everywhere. It is evolving. And it is changing the way we do things. And agriculture isn't an exception.

Read this article on how monitoring crops with drones using 5G technology can lead to increased yields and reduce the manpower necessary to maintain them.

How drones are playing a growing role in agriculture

2. 5 creative ways to use OpenAI GPT-3's Insert Text Mode - Ramsri Goutham

GPT-3 is one of the most impressive large language models. It can do incredible things with text exceptionally well. If you have not heard of it, you should definitely check it out. But even if you have, you might learn something new.

Here we have some practical examples of how to harness the power of AI to create memes, generate instructions, and even outlines for a blog post.

5 creative ways to use OpenAI GPT-3's Insert Text Mode

3. The New Age Of Celebrity Deepfakes - Paul DelSignore

Deepfakes are kind of a controversial topic. There are a lot of potential use cases which are positive. But in the wrong hands, this technology could truly wreak havoc.

Below you will find an article on how celebrities are leveraging this new technology to earn some extra income while essentially doing nothing. By selling their likeliness. Read more here:
The New Age Of Celebrity Deepfakes

4.$150,000 Amazon Engineer vs. $300,000 Google Engineer - Alexander Nguyen

If you're an entrepreneur there is a whole lot that you can learn from how tech giants like Amazon and Google operate. Here is a perspective of a software engineer on the differences in management styles and main values of these large enterprises.

Customer obsession vs Building for everyone.

Which one of these works best? Judge for yourself after reading Alexanders' personal experience with both.

$150,000 Amazon Engineer vs. $300,000 Google Engineer

5. How I Plan to 10x My Medium Income and How You Can Too - Mike Lewis

If you are looking for extraordinary results, thinking outside of the box is your only approach. Mike shares his mindset on growing his income, and how thinking in terms of a 10x vs 10% increase can lead to better ideas.

Take a look at how Mike is planning to increase his income. Change your perspective, and come up with some refreshing ideas yourself.

How I Plan to 10x My Medium Income and How You Can Too

Bonus video

This week I have also included a bonus video. A fascinating piece on iPhone trafficking by Barely Sociable
Have you ever wondered where the stolen iPhones wind up? Most of them go to the same place. And there is a reason for this. Find out by watching this video. If you have time to spare this will both entertain and educate you.