Happy Thursday besties! I'm bringing you a special mid-week edition available to all subscribers until our launch on January 13th, when this edition will be reserved for Snack Club community members. If you haven’t done so yet, you can join the waitlist here.
What's inside this week:
The cutest AI trend
Female-led events across the country
Job opportunities with warm intros available
Dogs. Everywhere.
You may have seen the cutest trend on IG this past week where influencers are using AI to “photoshop” (will that word still exist in the next 5 years?) a dozen super cute puppies into their photo. Why? Because who doesn’t fantasize about having a million little dogs, or cats!
While the trend is insanely cute, prompting ChatGPT to give me what I wanted was not so cute.
This is what I asked for:
And this is what I got …. brb crying
a diabolical response from ChatGPT
A few lessons learned:
ChatGPT needs extremely clear and explicit prompts. Vague asks will not result in clear responses.
Telling ChatGPT what not to do is almost as important as telling ChatGPT what to do. Like “do not change the original image or the person’s face”
ChatGPT is one of the worst image generators. It is ok to try other models.
I am glad to say that Gemini Nano Banana was up for the challenge and produced a beautiful image for me and my husband!
Our corgi pup joining us at our Wedding Welcome Party in Spain
Here is the exact prompt I used in addition to toggling on “thinking mode” for the best results:
Add [eight] realistic [tri-color full fluff corgi puppies] into this photo. There should be several of them playing on the floor around our feet and one jumping up on the girl.
DO NOT CHANGE ANYTHING ABOUT THE ORIGINAL IMAGE. ONLY ADD THE DOGS.
Use this prompt and send me the photo you create!
I would love feature your responses in next week’s article. Bonus points if you post on LinkedIn or Instagram and tag me.
Upcoming AI & Tech Events
The best AI learning happens in person, surrounded by other curious women. Check out these female-led events in a city near you:
Daydream x Avenue with Blair Boyajian on 11/21 at 11:15 AM ET in NYC (link)
America’s First Women’s Vibe Coding Hackathon, hosted by Valeria Chapman and Flodesk on 11/21 at 4 PM in SF (link) - I am participating in the hackathon, come say hi!
WOMEN x AI - Level Up with AI: Tools, Demos, and Real Use Cases on 11/22 at 10 AM in Menlo Park (link) - I am speaking on this panel, come say hi!
AIE Women: Code Summit Happy Hour hosted by Lana Zumbrunn on 11/22 at 5 PM ET in NYC (link)
Parent + Kid Game Jam: Make Games Together with AI, hosted by Andi Bucescu on 12/7 at 2 PM PT in SF (link)
Business Compass Working Session, hosted by Lara Frankovitch on 12/9 at 11:30 AM PT virtual (link)
Quick Recipes for Using AI by Marissa Goldberg from Idea Kitchen on 12/10 at 10 AM PT virtual (link)
She Builds Boston: Brewing Bold Ideas for Women Founders, hosted by Startup Boston on 12/10 at 9:30 AM ET in BOS (link)
If you're hosting an AI event and want to share it with the community, reply to this email!
Job Opportunities
If you are interested in any of these roles from female founded companies or female hirings managers, reply back to this email and I would be happy to send a warm intro.
Please include the role, a forwardable email I can send (use my custom GPT here to help you draft!), and your resume.
Event Marketing Manager at Planwell in Remote (link)
Principal Recruiter at People Project in NYC or Remote (link)
Head of Engineering at sideby Ai in Remote (link)
Business Operations at Gabbi in NYC (link)
Social Media Marketing Manager at The Wealthy Practitioner in New Jersey (link)
Full Time Event Coordinator at The Wealthy Practitioner in New Jersey (link)
Social Media Manager at Vocal Media in Remote (link)
Core Product Lead at Hampton in NYC (link)
Senior Full-Stack TypeScript Engineer at Terial in NYC (link)
Hiring for a role? Share the job description by replying to this email and I'll feature it in next week's newsletter.
Thank you for reading! Before you head into Thanksgiving week, I want to remind you why I'm building this: AI Snack Club is the space where learning happens through doing, where questions are welcome, and where showing up is more important than being perfect.
Headed to any of these events? Planning to try that AI hack over the holiday break? Hit reply and let me know how it goes. I love hearing what resonates (and what doesn't!).
Quick links:
- Fill out the Founding Member survey here
- Forward this to a friend who's AI-curious (link below)
- Have a question or topic you want covered? Send me a message!
- And save the date for our community launch on January 13th!!
xx,
Monica