Curious & Cuirky

The Disney Juggernaut, What’s a “Prompt Engineer?”, Brick and Mortar Shopping, Future Space Economy

Episode Summary

In this session, we discuss: *The Disney Juggernaut Back on Track: Disney has been in the news lately for a lot of reasons, but the rehiring of former CEO Bob Iger seems to signify a doubling-down on the organization's legendary customer focus. Let's take a look at the strategic reasons behind Dinsey's latest moves, with a particular emphasis on the Disney+ streaming service and the implications to Netflix and other streaming competitors. *What's a "Prompt Engineer?" The rise of generative AI tools is creating a need for what is being called "prompt engineers" ... people who write questions and prose for AI chatbots to test and improve their answers. For instance, the company, Anthropic - which Google has invested $400 million into date - currently has a job opening for a prompt engineer with a salary of $375,000. Wow! *Is Brick-and-Mortar shopping here to stay? We will explore this question through the lens of customer value and ask another question - Can all value be home-delivered? *How Will the Future Space Economy Impact The World? Hosted by: Tim Boyd Produced by: Tracylynne Williams

Episode Notes

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*The Disney Juggernaut Back on Track: Disney has been in the news lately for a lot of reasons, but the rehiring of former CEO Bob Iger seems to signify a doubling-down on the organization's legendary customer focus. Let's take a look at the strategic reasons behind Dinsey's latest moves, with a particular emphasis on the Disney+ streaming service and the implications to Netflix and other streaming competitors.  

 

*What's a "Prompt Engineer?" The rise of generative AI tools is creating a need for what is being called "prompt engineers" ... people who write questions and prose for AI chatbots to test and improve their answers. For instance, the company, Anthropic - which Google has invested $400 million into date - currently has a job opening for a prompt engineer with a salary of $375,000. Wow!

 

*Is Brick-and-Mortar shopping here to stay? We will explore this question through the lens of customer value and ask another question - Can all value be home-delivered?  

 

*How Will the Future Space Economy Impact The World?

 

Hosted by: Tim Boyd

Produced by: Tracylynne Williams