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1st Jul 2025

Get Busy Living or Get Busy Dying: The AI Wake-Up Call!

Artificial intelligence is turning the world of IPO prospectuses upside down, with Goldman Sachs' CEO David Solomon revealing that AI can now whip up 95% of these complex documents in mere minutes! Can you believe it? Just a year ago, it took a whole squad of six Ivy League grads two weeks to get it done. But here's the kicker: Solomon warns that the last 5% of the process is what really counts now, making everything else feel like a commodity. Yikes! This got me thinking about our place in this fast-evolving landscape. As we dive deeper into this episode, we'll explore what it means for us—yes, you and me—as we face this AI revolution. So grab your headphones and let’s chat about how we can adapt, because as Stephen King said, “Get busy living or get busy dying!” What do you think?

Takeaways:

  • David Solomon from Goldman Sachs revealed that AI can now draft 95% of IPO prospectuses in mere minutes, which is pretty wild!
  • Just a year ago, creating these complex documents required a whole team of Ivy League grads working for two weeks. Talk about a time saver!
  • The last 5% of an IPO prospectus is what really matters now, as the rest has become a commodity. Crazy how fast things are changing!
  • We need to think about our place in this new world where AI is taking over—it's a wake-up call for all of us!
  • Stephen King had it right: 'Get busy living or get busy dying' is the mantra we should all embrace amidst these changes.
  • It's time to adapt and figure out how we can stay relevant in a world where AI is doing the heavy lifting. What are your thoughts?

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Transcript
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The last 5% this is commentary from James A.

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Brown Goldman Sachs CEO David Solomon told an AI conference that artificial intelligence can now draft 95% of an IPO prospectus in minutes.

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These dense scrutinized documents used to take a six person team of mostly Ivy League grads two weeks to write less than a year ago.

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Now, hours, maybe minutes of corrections and as startling as that is, is what Solomon said next that really punched me.

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The last 5% now matters because the rest is now a commodity.

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My first thought Holy crap.

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But mostly I was left thinking about you and me.

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We're the commodity that Solomon was talking about so coldly.

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It's clear the wolf will be at many of our white collared doors soon enough.

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So what should we do about all this?

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For me, I think Stephen King said it best.

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Oddly enough.

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Get busy living or get busy dying.

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What do you think?

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What should we do?

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Let me know in the comments and check out more@jamesabrown.net on that note, I'm J A Brown and as always, be well.

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