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In this newsletter, you will find three topics:

1. Super Intelligence, Sooner Than You Think

2. Habemus Papam. Prompt the Prompt and Ask a Better Question

3. AI Is Not The Only Change At Work - Free Offer

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Since our last newsletter, the world didn’t wait: in 14 days, AI jumped miles. Read on to know what matters and how to turn it into your edge.

I. Super-Intelligence, Sooner Than You Think

Former Google CEO, Eric Schmidt just dropped a small bomb: computers that teach themselves could out-think every living human within six years.

Why should you care {{first_name | default: 'too'}}? Because the shift is not happening in secret laboratories; it is already reshaping our daily work.

I watched it so you don’t have to - here are the key takeaways from Schmidt’s recent interview:

• Machines now write and refine their own software. Schmidt believes that within twelve months, human programmers will guide rather than grind.

• The next generation of AI needs power on the scale of whole nuclear stations. Expect data-center debates to move from “how fast” to “how green.”

• Imagine a digital project manager that buys your home plot, drafts plans, hires builders, and even chases late invoices—while you sleep. Schmidt calls this the near future, not science fiction.

What can YOU do about it now?

I can't wait the agentic workers arrive in my life, so I started some steps, that you can do too. Start documenting the tasks you repeat, the data you juggle, and the decisions you make. These are the first jobs your personal “intelligence agent” will absorb.

II. Habemus Papam. Prompt-The-Prompt & Ask A Better Question

Do you stare at ChatGPT's empty box and think, “I know the answer’s in there somewhere, but how do I get it out?” 🤔

Good news: you can ask the chef for the recipe.

Just prompt ChatGPT to write the perfect prompt for you, then feed that new prompt right back in.

Try this two-step loop:

Step 1 – Meta-prompt
“Act as a world-class prompt engineer. I want to (goal).
 • Ask me for any clarifications you need
 • Then craft the most detailed, structured prompt I can reuse”

Step 2 – Use the prompt it returns
Copy-paste the engineered prompt into a fresh chat, answer any follow-up questions, and watch the difference.

Why it works: ChatGPT knows its own sweet spots—formatting, context depth and generally, how to get richer outputs. Let it set itself up for success.

I road-tested this to predict the next Pope (yes, really). The AI’s self-designed prompt got into more details than I ever would: sourcing Vatican odds, modeling candidate stats, even stress-testing bias. Result? A clear frontrunner (that still remains a prediction only), but most importantly, I had a new trick in my toolkit.

Here is what I did:

Step 1 (meta-prompt): I asked:

Act as a super chagtgpt prompt engineer. Write me the perfect prompt to inquire: based on everything that has been published around the election of the new pope, taking into consideration statistical calculations, who will be the new pope?

This is what I got back (written by ChatGPT):

You are an investigative Vatican analyst, historian, and applied statistician. Task: Forecast—using data and probability—who is most likely to become the next pope.

INSTRUCTIONS

Collect recent data

• Search the web and reputable Catholic news outlets (past 24 months) for coverage on papabile cardinals, conclave rumours, and insider commentary.

• Build a list of names mentioned ≥ 3 times. Log source titles + publication dates.

2. Assemble candidate features for each cardinal found:

• Age, nationality, continent, current post (e.g., Curia vs. diocesan), order affiliation (if any)

• Language fluency, theological orientation (e.g., progressive / conservative), notable achievements

• Number of mentions in media (frequency count)

• Historical electability factors (e.g., pattern that recent popes were 56–78 yrs old, served in Curia, etc.)

3. Create a Bayesian scoring model

• Prior = historical probability of election given age, region, Curia role, etc.

• Likelihood = scaled media-mention frequency + sentiment (positive, neutral, negative).

• Output posterior probability for each cardinal. Show formula and weights used.

4. Stress-test the model

• Run a sensitivity analysis: vary each key weight ±20 %. Note how rankings change.

• Highlight any candidate whose ranking is unstable.

5. Present results

• Table → columns: Rank, Cardinal, Posterior %, Key Drivers, Uncertainty (high | med | low).

• Short narrative: top 3 reasons the frontrunner stands out.

• Cite every source inline with [#]. Provide a bibliography afterwards (title, outlet, date, URL).

• Finish with a clear single-sentence forecast: “Based on current data (last updated <DATE>), the most probable next pope is <NAME> with an estimated X % chance of election.”

6. Add caveats

• Note that conclave dynamics remain opaque, sample sizes are tiny, and probabilities may shift quickly with new information.

• Invite the user to rerun the analysis closer to conclave if desired. FORMAT Use Markdown headings, bullet lists, and a monospaced table for readability

Step 2 I fed this back to different GenAI models. And I was told, the new Pope would be

drumrolls

Parolin.

Here you can read more:

Learn about my AI x new Pope experiment more

Yes, AI’s pope prediction fizzled—Cardinal Prevost is Leo XIV—but the hack we gained is priceless.

III. AI Is Not The Only Change At Work - Free Offer

Shi(f)t happens—plans change, teams move, ideas switch fast. If you’re handling change right now, it’s a great time to try coaching.

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Did you miss our last newsletters?

Inboxes can get a little crazy, right? Just in case you missed them, here are the links to our previous newsletters:

Newsletter #7: I'm sharing how to use ChatGPT to build your personal brand, what the new Memory feature means for your workflow, and how to lead with mindset when everything’s in motion → LINK HERE
Newsletter #6: I’m sharing AI tools you’ll actually enjoy using—plus a mindset shift that changes everything → LINK HERE
Newsletter #5: I’m sharing the C-H-A-N-G-E framework, a practical mindset model for navigating uncertainty, plus insights on how executive coaching drives career breakthroughs—and a nudge to start experimenting with AI tools today. → LINK HERE

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