This Best-selling Author Wrote a Book in 30 Days-With ChatGPT - Ep. 17 with Seth Stephens-Davidowitz

Seth-Stephens Davidowitz wrote a book in 30 days-and he did it with ChatGPT.
Seth is a data scientist, economist, and author who challenged himself to write a book-Who Makes the NBA?-in less than 1 month after realizing how fast he could work by using ChatGPT plugin Advanced Data Analysis.
But along the way he discovered something else: Writing with AI wasn’t just faster, it was also way more fun.
Seth outsourced the boring parts of data analysis-like cleaning data, merging files, and looking up code snippets-to AI. This left him to focus on what he loves: thinking up questions to ask the dataset.
In a world where AI can answer any question humans know the answer to, asking the right questions is becoming increasingly important-a skill Seth isn’t just really good at, but also finds joy in.
In this episode, Seth walks me through how he used AI to analyze data and write a book in 30 days. We get into:
- How to create and edit complex charts with AI in seconds
- Using ChatGPT to brainstorm creative ideas
- How AI is redefining who can be an artist
- Why ChatGPT is an excellent tool to get a quick ballpark estimate
- Developing a sixth sense about when ChatGPT is wrong
- The power of AI instantly answering hard questions that would normally take months of research
We also use ChatGPT to analyze a dataset of Olympic athletes live on the show-in pursuit of finding out which sport I’m best suited for!
This episode is a must-watch for anyone curious about data science and how AI is transforming the future of creativity (or who is just a fan of the NBA).
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Timestamps:
00:00:47 - Introduction
00:11:29 - How ChatGPT is making data analysis fun
00:16:15 - AI is redefining who can be an artist
00:20:35 - Brainstorm creative ideas with ChatGPT
00:28:27 - How Seth uses ChatGPT to instantly generate charts
00:43:20 - Develop a sixth sense about when ChatGPT is wrong
00:50:20 - Figuring out which Olympic sport I’m statistically best suited for
00:52:15 - ChatGPT takes an approach that surprises Seth
01:02:25 - We have an answer! The Olympic sport I should try out for
01:03:47 - The power of getting quick answers to previously unanswerable questions
Links to resources mentioned in the episode:
Seth Stephens-Davidowitz: / seths_d sethsd.com
Seth’s books:
Who Makes the NBA?www.amazon.com/Who-Makes-NBA-...
Everybody Lies www.harpercollins.com/product...
Don’t Trust Your Gut www.harpercollins.com/product...