All Gas, No Brakes in A.I. + Metaverse Update + Lessons From a Prompt Engineer

<p>ChatGPT can now hear, see and speak — and that’s just the start of the deluge of A.I. news this week. Kevin and Casey unpack the lightning-speed updates.</p><p>Then, Meta’s next-generation headset, Quest 3, is here. Is there still hope for the metaverse?</p><p>And: An interview with a prompt engineer. Yes, that’s a real job.<br /> </p><p><strong>Today’s Guest:</strong></p><ul><li>Riley Goodside is a prompt engineer at Scale A.I., a San Francisco start-up.</li></ul><p><strong>Additional Reading:</strong></p><ul><li>Kevin Roose on <a href="https://www.nytimes.com/2023/09/27/technology/new-chatgpt-can-see-hear.html" target="_blank">ChatGPT</a>, which can now see, hear and speak.</li><li>Spotify <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/9/25/23888009/spotify-podcast-translation-voice-replication-open-ai" target="_blank">announced</a> a new A.I.-powered voice-translation feature.</li><li>Meta announced the release of the <a href="https://www.theverge.com/2023/6/1/23744576/meta-quest-3-vr-headset-price-details" target="_blank">Quest 3</a> headset.</li></ul>