Every week now, I look at the crypto markets and there's really nothing new to report.

But again, I promise to provide updates as needed in Alliance updates and the Altucher’s Investment Network newsletter.

The crypto journey will continue to be a great journey. I have held onto my crypto holdings since day one of this adventure and will continue to do so.

Just keep in mind that the Crypto Trader tab on our website will be going down shortly. So please download anything you wish to save as soon as possible.


Sincerely,

James Altucher

Co-editor, Altucher's Crypto Trader

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The publisher of the "Altucher's Crypto Trader" decided to end it.

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Your February Issue is Online!

The latest issue of Altucher’s Investment Network is now online.

Here’s what you’ll find inside:

📌 Navigating the Economy During a Deadly Outbreak: There are far-reaching effects of the coronavirus… specifically for the economy.
📌 The World Only Ends Once ― Continue to Invest!: Investing in a Chinese company when the country is in virtual lockdown due to the coronavirus may seem crazy. But you’ll soon understand why I believe growth-oriented investors should be paying attention.
📌 10 Ways to Profit from the Budding Marijuana Industry: Here are some of the alternative ways companies are cashing in on the marijuana industry.
📌 And more!

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Conversational AI Comes of Age

In 1950, computer scientist Alan Turing proposed a test to evaluate the sophistication of artificial intelligence (AI).

In his paper, “Computing Machinery and Intelligence,” Turing suggested testing a computer’s ability to think by proposing a test, called the Turing Test. If a computer could effectively hold a conversation indistinguishable from one you might have with a human... it would pass the test.

Since then, the Turing Test has remained a benchmark for AI developers around the world.

In recent years, many of us have had the chance to try the Turing Test ourselves with smart devices like Amazon Echo or Google Assistant.

However, when you start to ask more challenging or strange questions like “Alexa, how many siblings do you have” or “Hey Google, what’s your birthday?” these devices predictably will admit that they don’t understand or don’t have an answer.

Soon, this could be set to change.

Earlier this summer, AI development firm OpenAI released a software package called GPT-3, which is capable of engaging in increasingly dynamic conversations.

When asked questions like, “Why don't animals have three legs?” GPT-3 is capable of producing logical responses like, “Animals don't have three legs because they would fall over.”

It can even handle more complex questions, which require knowledge about the world like, “Which is heavier, a mouse or a toaster?“

If you’re an iPhone user and ask Siri these same questions, the AI will pull up internet search results… but it can’t provide an answer itself.

That said, GPT-3 still has its limits. Unlike Alexa or Google Assistant, the program doesn’t seem willing to admit when it doesn’t know the answer. The program also displays its limits when posed with trick questions.

For example, a blogger recently posted his experience using GPT-3. The user asked GPT-3 the question, “Who was the president of the United States in 1600?”... and received the response. “Queen Elizabeth I.”

Although the answer is close, it’s still not quite there — demonstrating the very real challenges faced by scientists hoping to solve the Turing Test.

However, the advances of GPT-3 also show the incremental progress in conversational AI.

Beyond the party tricks currently offered by the Amazon Echo and others, conversational AI could ultimately become a multibillion-dollar industry, where AI is used to replace all sorts of human interactions. With advances like GPT-3, that future might be closer than we think.

Sincerely,

James Altucher

Editor, Altucher's Investment Network

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Your August Issue is Online!

I’m happy to announce that the next monthly issue is now ready. I wonder if Jerry Seinfeld will want a signed copy! Here’s what my team had for you this month:

📌 Buried Treasure in Mountain Pass: How One Company Could Soon Access a Massive Rare Earth Deposit in California – Unfortunately for the United States, the “rare earth metals” market is dominated by China. Fortunately, it may not remain that way...
📌 The Secret to Identifying the Next Uber – Plus, one of my favorite crypto mining plays right now...
📌 Market Movements: Feverish Buying Rarely Ends Peacefully – We’ve reached a level in the stock market where the buying is unsustainable...

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Your September Issue is Online!

Here’s what our team had for you in September:

The 3 Industries Set to Explode in the New Post-COVID Era

📌 There’s Always a Bull Market Somewhere

📌 Cyber Threats Are at an All-Time High... And They’re Creating a Huge Opportunity

📌 Market Movements: What a Contested Election Could Mean for the Markets

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