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What Comes After ChatGPT for Economic Developers?

What happens when AI starts actually doing the work?

Dane Carlson
Dane Carlson
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What Comes After ChatGPT for Economic Developers?

Hi there,

I've been thinking a lot about how AI is going to change economic development.

Most of the conversation so far has been about ChatGPT, writing better prompts, and using AI to help with research and writing.

That's useful. But I think we're missing the much bigger opportunity.

What happens when AI starts actually doing the work?

Analyzing data, researching industries and properties, responding to RFIs, automating repetitive tasks, and freeing us up to spend more time on the things that really matter — relationships, strategy, and building stronger communities.

And we're closer to that future than you might think.

This Thursday, October 22, at noon Central, I'm joining Golden Shovel Agency for a free webinar called Beyond the Prompt.

We'll talk about what AI can do today, what's coming next, and some practical ways economic developers can start taking advantage of it.

No technical expertise required. And I promise it won't be another hour of tips for writing better ChatGPT prompts.

I'd love for you to join us. Register here — it's free.

Hope to see you Thursday!

Dane
CEO, Sitehunt
Publisher, Econ Dev Show

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CEO of Sitehunt, the AI platform for economic development, site selection and RFI automation. Host and publisher of the Econ Dev Show. In Houston, Texas.


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