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✍️ Today's Prompt - Viral Loop Marketing Framework

Write a marketing campaign outline using the 'Viral Loop Framework' to create a referral program for our [product/service] that incentivizes users to invite their friends to use our product. Describe the specific tactics you would use to optimize the referral program and include specific metrics you would use to measure the effectiveness of this approach.

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1. Is GPT4 Getting Dumber?​

According to a new study Chat GPT-4 prime number identification accuracy fell from 97.6% to 2.4% from March to June 2023. Not everyone agrees with the study with lots taking to twitter to contest the results.

2. The Evidence For Sauna Health Benefits​

Beyond pleasure and relaxation, emerging evidence suggests that sauna bathing has several health benefits, which include reduction in the risk of vascular diseases such as high blood pressure, cardiovascular disease (CVD), stroke, and neurocognitive diseases; nonvascular conditions such as pulmonary diseases including common flu; mortality; treatment of specific skin conditions; as well as pain in conditions such as rheumatic diseases and headache.

3. Apple is testing a ChatGPT-like AI chatbot​

Apple is developing artificial intelligence tools to challenge OpenAI, Google and others, according to a new report from Bloomberg’s Mark Gurman. The tech giant has created a chatbot that some engineers are internally referring to as “Apple GPT.” Apple has yet to determine a strategy for releasing the technology to consumers, but is reportedly aiming to make a significant AI-related announcement next year.

4. Coffee, tea and nagging at Japan’s anti-procrastination cafe​

Customers enter, write down their names, writing goals and the time they plan to finish. They can also ask for progress checks as they work, with “mild” just asking them if they have finished as they pay and “normal” being a check-in every hour.

Those choosing “hard” will feel silent pressure from staff standing frequently behind them.

Owner Takuya Kawai, 52 and a writer himself, said he hoped the strict rules would help people focus.

5. Meta Open-Sourced Llama 2​

Meta decided to open source their Llama 2 model. Llama 2 is a commercially-available open-source model from Meta that builds on LLaMA, the “academic-use only” model that was, in reality, generally available to anyone who could click a download link.

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