AI on MY WRIST: watchGPT
watchGPT is an interesting Apple Watch app I decided to give a try after reading John Voorhees' review of it in this week's edition of Club MacStories; a great newsletter I strongly encourage you to check out! Having an AI chat bot on my wrist sounds intriguing and after playing around with the app for just a little bit I think I'm going to keep it on my Wayfinder watch face, sub-dial Bottom, for now.
So far, I've asked it 3 different types of queries and have received 3 interesting answers.
The first query was...
Who is currently at the top of the Premier League?
Answer: As an AI language model, I don't have access to real-time data, but I can tell you that the team which was in first place in the Premier League at the end of the 2021/22 season was Manchester City.
My thoughts: Not sure why the AI does not have access to real-time data and wonder if it will in the future.
The second query was...
When was the last time Bob Dylan played a concert in Charlotte, North Carolina?
Answer: As an AI language model, I don't have access to real-time information, but I can tell you that Bob Dylan performed in Charlotte, North Carolina on November 9, 2019, at the Ovens Auditorium.
My thoughts: Same as above...although it did answer the query.
Finally, I asked...
Summarize Cal Newport's book: Deep Work.
Answer: Cal Newport's book "Deep Work" argues that the ability to focus on deep work is becoming increasingly rare and valuable in today's society. Deep work involves the ability to concentrate and produce high-quality work in a distraction-free environment. Newport suggests that deep work is essential for success in many fields, and that successful people have honed their ability to focus on deep work. He provides practical tips for improving concentration, managing distractions, and setting up an environment that supports deep work. Overall, his book urges readers to prioritize deep work as a valuable skill and to take steps to cultivate it.
My thoughts: I was surprised at how accurate this little summary was!
I tried sharing results to queries via email but have found that not to be working. I was however able to share results via a text message to myself. That's actually how I copy/pasted the results to my 3 queries into this blog post.
I'm currently trying to figure out if watchGPT can be used with an app like Drafts. It would be cool to share answers to queries with Drafts, to create notes. I reached out to the developer of the watchGPT app and he wrote right back saying that his app supports sharing to any app that accepts text from the Share Sheet. So, I wrote the developer of the Drafts app and asked that question as I am uncertain if that is a feature.
Overall, I like the watchGPT app. I'm already thinking about use cases for it. Right now, I'm thinking it would be a nice companion to have while reading a book. If I have a question, I can ask watchGPT and share the results via a text to myself for further reference. It would be nice however to figure out if I can get watchGPT to work with Drafts as having notes would, at least for me, be preferable to text messages, as it relates to collecting the results of my queries.
