Mark Williams-Cook

@markwilliamscook.com

✍️ Writings: https://markwilliamscook.com 💌 Core Updates SEO newsletter: https://coreupdates.com 📺 AI & SEO on YouTube: https://www.youtube.com/@mwcsearch 💻 Director at Candour https://withcandour.co.uk 💬 Founder at AlsoAsked https://alsoasked.com

If you're starting to use JEV, there are a lot of websites posing as TypeSafe AI's JEV using exact match domains, which Google happily ranks. Screenshot is a website posing as the 'official' JEV site to get API keys, but will charge you x10 what it costs if you go direct to the TypeSafe AI website.

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I've programmed video games as a hobby since I was about 12 using BlitzBasic and AMOS on the Amiga, until recently using UE/Unity. I've released a couple, even an iPhone game. It was always a struggle solo. Since "AI", I have lost motivation to do it and I'm not entirely sure why.

I am sure someone is counting "new AI feature usage" from the click metrics where the stuff I didn't want for just takes the most prominent UI position from something actually useful. 99.9% of the time in Google Slides, I want to upload an image. Not generate one. Accidentally click all the time.

Google Slides menu with "Insert > Image > Generate an image" highlighted in red

Had AXA doctors appt. The notes I received contained egregious errors; incorrect medication, invented medical history, additional 'causes' that had not been discussed. After some complaining and investigation, can you guess? Yes, doctors using AI notetakers and not checking things. Awesome.

Our ChatGPT traffic converts highest into leads.. But those are leads who have no idea who we are, have invested very little cognitive energy in figuring out what they want, and overall are probably some of the highest effort v lowest reward leads. YMMV.

I got an email from a SearchNorwichXL sponsor today that said their teams unanimous feedback is that it was "the best conference that weve partnered with in the UK so far" and it made my day 🥲

An audience sitting in a dimly lit theater or auditorium, with red velvet seats arranged in rows. Many audience members are holding up smartphones to record or take photos, while others look on towards the stage.