New Leadership Pursues Community Business, Strategic Partnerships
Sunshine Homes for 52 years has been selling spacious floorplans for land-home deals through its multi-state dealership network.
But times change.
Gary Dobbs is the new president of Sunshine Homes, taking over leadership of the Red Bay, Ala., builder in mid-2021 upon the retirement of his father-in-law John Bostick. He had been in sales, worked as the sales manager, and GM. He now finds himself operating in a market that’s transitioning from the traditional dealer network toward a greater number of home sales through communities.
“We just started this a few months ago,” Dobbs said. “We started a new plant in February of 2022. It’s been up for about a year. We were able to double our production, doing four to six a day, and the new plant can do four a day.”
The homes at the new plant will be more compatible with what a homesite in a manufactured home community can take, at a good price and built to last.
Dobbs said Sunshine is working with National Capital Group and Brent Harris of Southern Housing to arrange for sensible partnerships on the community side of the business that will augment their retail sales.
The new Arc line will be made in a 30,000-square-foot facility.
“We have both ends of the spectrum with big kitchens and bathrooms, but we were missing out on that lower price point,” Dobbs said.
Sunshine started in 1971 with Fred G. Bostick, and was carried through the decades by his aunt Harriet and then his son, John.
Michael Huffaker, who had been in sales and the CFO at Franklin Homes joined Dobbs to help run the company.
“We’re not looking to go sell to every developer or park owner out there, we’re looking for the right three or four relationships throughout the year. We can do something that’s very simple, it works for them and allows us to keep up with our dealer base,” Huffaker said.
Sunshine has beefed up the infrastructure on the homebuilding teams and the offices to help support the expanded business. They upped resources in training and salary for the homebuilding team, but also in the customer service team on the back end. Dobbs said they completely revamped the customer service approach, separating out efforts into three-state areas to make the queries more manageable.
“If I’m a sales guy and I know that it’s a better quality home and will have the best service on the back end, that’s a pretty easy decision,” Huffaker said. “We have to keep our identity. Quality has to be the first consideration.”
The company also added Brad Wit, an industry veteran.
“He’s an engineer, a problem solver,” Dobbs said. “He’s someone you can kick ideas around with.”
Sunshine has shown its commitment to innovation with the recent partnership with Beko, a top-selling appliance maker in Europe with that an expanding presence in the U.S. in recent years.
In a home the company showed at The Biloxi Manufactured Housing Expo the utility room included a stand-alone Beko freezer.
“It was a good fit for us when it came to appliances, and they have been a great partner,” Huffaker said. “We can see that we’ll be using more and more of Beko appliances over time. It’s a sleek-looking product, and it is priced right when you compare it against the higher-end options.”
Village Green, a manufactured home community in Sacramento.
Datacomp has published the September JLT Market Reports, mobile home park comps for manufactured home communities in California, Oklahoma, and Texas, which include occupancy, home details, pricing specifics, and other vital data.
JLT Market Reports provide detailed research and information on manufactured home communities located in 187 primary housing markets throughout the United States. Reports include the latest trends and statistics, marketing programs, and a variety of other valuable management insights.
Datacomp maintains and provides the JLT Market Reports and is the nation’s top market data provider for the manufactured housing industry. JLT Market Reports are recognized as the industry standard for manufactured home community market analysis.
The manufactured housing market data published in the September 2023 JLT Market Reports includes information on investment-grade manufactured home communities. Altogether, reports from the three states include data representations on 981 “All ages” and “55+” manufactured home communities with 203,394 homesites.
What’s in JLT Market Reports?
Each JLT manufactured home community market report from Datacomp has detailed information about investment-grade communities in the major markets. The detailed information on manufactured home communities includes:
Number of homesites
Occupancy rates
Community pricing
California rent control and next increase data
Community amenities
Vacant lots
Repossessed and inventory homes, and much more
JLT Market Reports also include management insights that rank communities by the number of homesites, occupancy rates, and pricing detail. Established reports show trends in each market with a comparison of September 2023 rents and occupancy rates to September 2022, as well as a historical recap of rents and occupancy from 1996 to the present date in most markets.
The September 2023 JLT Market Reports for California, Oklahoma, and Texas manufactured home communities are available for purchase and immediate download online at the Datacomp JLT Market Report website, or they may be ordered by phone in electronic or printed editions at (800) 588-5426.
Each fully updated report for mobile home communities is a comprehensive look at investment-grade properties within a market, enabling owners and managers, lenders, appraisers, brokers, and other organizations to benchmark those communities and make informed business decisions effectively.
Everything about Google Analytics is changing, and for marketers — especially those who haven’t been paying attention — the changes will be profound
“The king is dead, long live the king” is a historical proclamation in many parts of the world to simultaneously acknowledge the death of a sovereign and announce the transition to a new monarch.
This time, the announcement is not referencing some distant king in a faraway land, it’s about the passing of Google’s Universal Analytics platform, the de facto standard for measuring website performance and user behavior since its introduction in 2005.
When Google Analytics came onto the market, it was a paradigm shift from the old website counters that simply tracked website “hits” with little or no context about the underlying traffic. For the first time, and at no cost, website owners could take advantage of analytics tools previously available only in expensive enterprise-level software. By bringing website analytics to the masses, Google empowered a generation of professionals to make more informed decisions about their internet marketing.
But time waits for no one, not even a king.
After nearly two decades of analytics dominance, evolving worldwide privacy regulations related to consumer data, increasing use of web browser privacy settings and today’s varied environment of computers, mobile devices and apps have made it considerably more challenging to track online user behavior. Enter Google Analytics 4, or GA4 as it is more commonly known. Although it’s not exactly brand new (it first hit the scene in 2020), and with some lingering concerns that it may not be completely ready to assume the throne from its predecessor, the transition to GA4 promises to bring a host of predictive analysis and machine-learning empowered capabilities to more than 28 million websites that rely on Google for website analytics.
Designed for a Cookieless Future
Google developed GA4 in preparation for the “cookiepocolypse”, the planned phasing out of third-party cookies, which are small snippets of data placed on a user’s device to identify the user for the purposes of advertising. Several web browsers such as Safari and Firefox have been blocking third-party cookies for years, and Google’s Chrome browser has promised to phase out cookies by 2024. This is good for consumers, but challenging for advertisers who rely on robust user profiles to ensure ad networks serve up relevant advertising.
GA4 offers several advantages over the legacy Universal Analytics platform in preparation for these changes:
Greater Emphasis on Consumer Privacy
GA4 is designed to provide website visitors more control over their data and how it is utilized, including the ability to opt out of tracking and deleting any collected data entirely.
Better Tracking of the Customer Journey
GA4 collects data across devices, including websites and apps, for a more complete picture of the customer journey.
More Complete Data
GA4 relies on machine learning, or artificial intelligence, to predict consumer behavior and fill in the gaps that will invariably exist as the consumer privacy landscape continues to evolve.
Better Insights on Conversions
GA4 is organized around events, rather than user sessions, and those events can include multiple conversion activities. In Universal Analytics, only one conversion could be counted per session, making it more difficult to measure all the touchpoints that resulted in a transaction to occur.
The End is Here. No, Really
While Google has been heralding the end of the existing Universal Analytics platform for over a year now, and warning website owners to make the switch sooner rather than later, there will undoubtedly be marketers who fail to make the transition by the July 1 deadline.
That is why beginning in March of this year, Google began automatically creating GA4 properties for Universal Analytics users that had not yet migrated to the new platform. So even if you were not aware of the transition to GA4, or delayed taking action, Google has at least done some of the work for you with a basic GA4 setup, though it may not be ideal for every user.
So what happens now that the July 1 deadline has passed?
Universal Analytics Won’t Collect Any More Data
For websites that haven’t been upgraded to GA4, as of July 1, Universal Analytics will stop collecting new data. That means no more website traffic will be recorded. It will be like someone turned off a switch. Essentially, you’ll be flying blind. Month-over-month and year-over-year comparisons will be impossible because there will be no more data going forward.
You’ll Lose All Your Historical Data (Eventually)
In addition to no longer recording new website data in Universal Analytics, Google will be clearing out any historical data. Fortunately, not right away, but soon (Google has said they will make the data available until Oct. 1, 2023). So if you want the ability to access past performance or make comparisons, you’ll want to back up those reports soon or lose them forever.
You’ll Have to Learn a New Platform
The reporting interface for GA4 compared to Universal Analytics is very different. Many of the reports you may be used to reviewing may have changed or no longer have a comparable equivalent in GA4. You’ll have to take a crash course on GA4 to get up to speed.
You May Need to Set Up Integrations Again
Some third-party software, including CRMs like Hubspot, link to Google Analytics. If you connect your Google Analytics data to outside tools, those integrations will need to be set up again within GA4.
Your Digital Ad Campaigns May Become Less Effective
If you previously linked Universal Analytics to your Google AdWords account, conversion data will stop flowing into your digital advertising campaigns, which could have a significant impact on your campaign performance, and increase your costs.
You’ll Have to Worry About Your Data
In Universal Analytics, you could store historical data indefinitely, but in GA4, the maximum retention period is 14 months. In other words, you can only retain 14 months of historical data unless you backup your data to a warehousing solution, such as Google’s own BigQuery product, which adds additional complexity.
Most of All, the End of Simplicity
Perhaps the biggest change in the transition to GA4 is the loss of simplicity. Google Analytics in its previous incarnations was an incredibly powerful tool for marketers that was relatively easy to configure and utilize. At the same time, there were plenty of additional features and customizations for more advanced users.
GA4 works very differently than its predecessor, and with these changes come some technical requirements that may call for a new skill set. At the very least, marketers may need some time to learn the GA4 platform and ensure everything is configured correctly for their needs.
Fortunately, Google offers a robust support section for GA4 including free, online courses, developer support and documentation, and a series of instructional videos on its @GoogleAnalytics YouTube channel.
Google Analytics, at least as marketers have come to know it, is dead. And while its successor is very different in many respects, GA4 promises to continue a legacy of delivering actionable insights for marketers. Long shall it reign!
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The new Phoenix Lift is used to raise a manufactured home above flood plain level.
When Gerard Hungerford of Texas-based GH Lifts took charge of moving manufactured homes into a community in Dickerson, Texas, the challenge of meeting city-mandated base flood elevation quickly arose. He found that he had to raise some homes as high as 10 feet to meet local compliance requirements.
Then, a new problem emerged: GH Lifts was told they couldn’t use cranes to move the homes into place. They’d have to come up with a new solution for moving the homes while adhering to the heightened base flood elevations.
“It only took me a few minutes from there to think to myself, ‘Huh, I can come up with that,’” Hungerford said.
As a result, GH Lifts has patented an all-new type of mover for manufactured homes. The mover is designed to drastically reduce the footprint required when siting a home in a park while increasing efficiency, speed, and safety.
Phoenix Lift Can Be Quality Replacement for Crane Work
This new mover, dubbed the Phoenix Lift, uses an electric-overhydraulic system to lift the home on a series of I-beams. While the Phoenix Lift secures the home on its I-beams, hydraulics are used to lift the home to the desired height.
“These homes that we’ve been moving with this method average seven, eight feet in elevation,” Hungerford said. “These would take way more time with a crane, taking into account the setup, delivery, and the footprint of the crane itself.”
The Phoenix Lift, which GH Lifts worked on with Alabama-based Trans Lift, enables Hungerford and his team to move two single-section manufactured homes in one day, far faster than previous methods. The Phoenix Lift is added onto a Trans Lift unit to achieve this. Hungerford’s engineering and transportation history led to the design of the Phoenix Lift, while Andy Hill of Trans Lift handles new sales of the mover.
“The biggest positive of using this lift is the time saved versus, say, bringing in a crane,” Hill said. “This house lifting system is very precise, and very safe.”
Lift Put to the Test
According to Hungerford, setting a home into place using this method can take mere minutes, compared to hours using a jack-lift.
The two pillars of this new innovation that Hungerford and Hill both emphasize above all else are precision and safety.
Hungerford first tested the Phoenix Lift on his ranch in Texas with a fully furnished multi-section home. He said the home was sited with enough precision so that not even the front porch had to be re-adjusted.
The increased safety of using the Phoenix Lift over a crane or jack-lift is significant as well. By keeping workers from being under a home that’s several feet above the ground, movers can more easily do their job, often at a faster pace that doesn’t compromise workplace safety.
Implementing a new mover like this one into communities keeps community operators from having to wait on orders for home transport equipment and avoids empty lots due to restrictive zoning laws that keep cranes from being able to move homes in some areas, Hungerford said.
“It keeps them from having an empty lot with no income,” he said. “It’s a win for everybody.”
Though the Phoenix Lift is a relatively new invention, both Hungerford and Hill have high hopes for the future. After showing off the lift for the first time at the Biloxi Manufactured Housing Show & Expo in March, moving pros are already asking for live demos. Hungerford is even going to Florida himself to deliver and test the Phoenix Lift for a new customer.
New modifications to the system, such as add-ons that can further increase the height, speed, efficiency, and safety of the home moving process, are in the works. Yet with how much promise the Phoenix Lift shows in its current form, Hungerford and Hill are ecstatic for what this means for home movers.
“I really believe in this product,” Hill said. “I believe it’s going to be the industry standard for lifting houses.”
House prices were up 1.7 percent compared to the first quarter of 2023, and the FHFA’s seasonally adjusted monthly index for June was up 0.3 percent from May.
“U.S. house prices appreciated at a slightly higher rate in the second quarter amid low inventory,” FHFA Principal Associate Director in the Division of Research and Statistics Dr. Anju Vajja said. “While prices in a number of western states continued to decline year-over-year, house prices rose in all states quarter-over-quarter.”
Nationally, the U.S. housing market has experienced positive annual appreciation each quarter since the start of 2012.
House prices rose in 42 states between the second quarters of 2022 and 2023.
Five U.S. Areas with Highest Annual Appreciation
Maine, 7.6 percent
Connecticut, 7.6 percent
New Hampshire, 7.1 percent
Arkansas, 6.9 percent
New Jersey, 6.9 percent
Five U.S. Areas with Highest Annual Depreciation
Nevada, -5.3 percent
District of Columbia, -4.9 percent
Utah, -4.5 percent
Idaho, -4.1 percent
Washington, -3.4 percent
House prices rose in 74 of the top 100 largest metropolitan areas over the last four quarters. The annual price increase was greatest in the Camden, N.J. MSAD at 10.6 percent.
The metropolitan area that experienced the greatest price decline was San Francisco-San Mateo-Redwood City, Calif. MSAD at -12.2 percent.
Of the seven census divisions with positive house price changes, the East North Central division recorded the strongest four-quarter appreciation, posting a 5.4 percent increase between the second quarters of 2022 and 2023.
S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller Index Holds
The S&P CoreLogic Case-Shiller U.S. National Home Price NSA Index, covering all nine U.S. census divisions, reported zero annual change in June, up from a loss of 0.4 percent in the previous month. The 10-City Composite showed a decrease of 0.5 percent, which is an improvement on the -1.1 percent posting in the previous month.
The 20-City Composite posted a year-over-year loss of 1.2 percent, up from the -1.7 percent in the previous month. Chicago, Cleveland, and New York again led the way reporting the highest year-over-year gains among the 20 cities in June.
Paula Reeves of CIS Financial Services receives her hall of fame plaque upon induction.
‘I am truly an ambassador. And that’s all for you. There is no place I’d rather be.’
The new class of RV/MH Hall of Fame inductees has been honored and inducted into the RV/MH Hall of Fame by family, friends, and colleagues. The late-summer event each year is among the most anticipated gatherings in the manufactured housing industry, with attendees coming from all across the country.
The 2023 event again pulled a large crowd, with hundreds of industry professionals, supporters, and enthusiasts in attendance.
“I am truly an ambassador,” she said, in accepting the hall of fame honor. “And that is for you. There is no place I’d rather be.”
Don Sharp said he grew up in the industry, takes great pride in getting more than 40,000 individuals and family members into homes they love.
“I want to tell all of you, especially my family… thank you,” Sharp said.
The Tin-Can-Tourist Founders Forrest and Jeri Bone were inducted on the RV side of the business and a large contingent of the vintage trailer enthusiasts treated attendees to a spontaneous song letting out “The more we get together, to-gether, to-gether, the happier we’ll be.”
Indiana association leader and national advocate Ron Breymier was lauded by both industries for his hard work on all fronts, most notably the legislative, and was honored not for the first time but for the second with the Sagamore of the Wabash, the state of Indiana’s highest honor.
Finally, the late Rep. Jackie Walorski was honored for her dedication to the Indiana workforce, particularly as a staunch supporter of the RV and MH industries. Her work was appreciated and is an enduring tribute to the area’s passion for people, service, and quality.
The 2023 RV/MH Class of Inductees
Ron Breymier – Indiana – RV/MH Associations
Forrest and Jeri Bone – Florida – RV Consumers Club (Tin Can Tourists)
Knute Chauncey – Georgia – MH Supplier
Darlene “Dar” Gardener – Nebraska – MH Retailer
Marc Lifset – New York – MH Supplier/Association
Tom Manning Jr. – Michigan – RV Supplier
Karen Redfern – Virginia/South Carolina – Association (RVIA/ GoRving)
Berkadia announced today the expansion of the manufactured housing platform, adding four investment advisers; Senior Managing Director Kevan Enger, Managing Director Ian Hilpl, and Directors Brian Hummell and Hunter LaRocca, formerly of Capstone MH. They will be based out of Orlando, Fla., and Columbus, Ohio. They will report to SVP and Co-Head of Investment Sales and Production Operations, Mike Miner.
“I’m thrilled to welcome Kevan, Ian, Brian, and Hunter to Berkadia Manufactured Housing,” Miner said. “With over 25 years of combined manufactured housing experience, the team will be pivotal in expanding Berkadia’s client reach, now providing investment sales capabilities in the space.”
Prior to Berkadia, Enger, Hilpl, Hummell, and LaRocca were at Capstone Companies, where they served on the Manufactured Housing team.
“Berkadia is a tremendous fit for our existing platform in the sector. We continue to see the agencies become more bullish on manufactured housing due to growing affordable needs across the country,” Enger said. “Our team’s experience on investment sales, combined with Berkadia being an industry leader in financing for MHC, we are extremely well positioned to service our clients throughout the life cycle of their assets.”
At Capstone, Enger served as managing partner, Hilpl as partner, Hummell as director, and LaRocca was a senior advisor. Combined, the team has transacted more than $5 billion of manufactured housing/RV product, were active contributors in the company’s growth, and leaders in the industry.
Triad Financial Services, a subsidiary of ECN Capital Corp., a leader in financing solutions to manufactured housing dealers across the U.S., has announced a letter of intent for $1.14 billion in financing from Blackstone’s Asset-Based Finance Group.
The capital will be used to originate high-grade consumer loans that will be serviced by Triad.
“Triad provides critical financing solutions that help prospective homeowners meet their family’s needs,” said Steve Hudson, CEO of ECN. “We look forward to continuing to innovate with our dealers and provide affordable housing to more Americans. We anticipate this new capital will accelerate growth.”
Rob Camacho is the senior managing director and co-head of ABF Group.
“We are pleased to expand our relationship with Triad, providing capital to help more families access affordable housing and an attractive opportunity for our investors,” Camacho said.
The Blackstone ABF capital will enable the origination of new, high-grade consumer loans and aligns with the company’s goals.
ECN Capital and Skyline Champion will form a captive finance company that will be 51 percent owned by Skyline Champion and 49 percent owned by Triad Financial. The captive finance company will provide a tailored retail finance loan program for customers and a new branded floorplan offering for Skyline Champion and its affiliates in the manufactured home finance space and will operate with services provided by Triad.
The captive finance company is expected to enable both companies to work more closely together to grow their respective businesses and create value for their stakeholders. Among other things, the captive finance company is expected to:
Drive greater demand for product by providing broader and more attractive financing options and services for Skyline Champion’s customers
Enhance Skyline Champion’s turn-key homebuying solutions while magnifying the benefits of their digital and direct-to-consumer strategic investments; and
Generate increased retail loan originations and floorplan balances, driving growth and scale efficiencies for Triad
“We are excited to announce this new strategic collaboration with one of our long-standing business partners,” Skyline Champion President and Chief Executive Officer Mark Yost said. “The partnership with Triad will help streamline the homebuying experience for our channel partners as well as the consumers of our homes.
“This will allow us to expand our ability to offer affordable housing solutions more efficiently while driving company-wide growth. The asset-light model of these financing solutions combined with the strength of our balance sheet allow us to partner with ECN Capital while continuing our investments in our longer-term commercial and operational initiatives. We are excited about the future and the benefits this investment will bring to both companies’ stakeholders.”
Anaheim Shores Estate, a Newport Pacific manufactured home community.
August 2023 JLT Reports for mobile home rent comps, occupancy, and other vital data from manufactured home communities in Southern California show moderate rental increases and steady occupancy rates across six counties.
JLT Market Reports provide detailed research and information on communities in 186 housing markets throughout the United States. These include the latest rent trends and statistics, marketing programs, and a variety of other useful management insights.
Datacomp’s August 2023 release of JLT Reports in Southern California includes information on Los Angeles, Orange, Riverside, San Bernardino, San Diego, and Ventura counties. Datacomp maintains and provides the JLT Market Reports and is the nation’s #1 provider of market data for the manufactured housing industry. JLT Market Reports are recognized as the industry standard for manufactured home community market analysis.
August 2023 manufactured housing market data published in JLT Market Reports for Southern California include information on 503 “All ages” and “55+” manufactured home communities.
Altogether, the reports from Southern California manufactured home communities include data representations for 101,863 homesites.
What’s in JLT Market Reports?
Each JLT manufactured home community rent and occupancy report from Datacomp has detailed information about investment-grade communities in the major markets. The detailed information includes:
Number of homesites
Occupancy rates
Average community rents, and increases
California rent control and next increase data
Community amenities
Vacant lots
Repossessed and inventory homes, and much more
JLT Market Reports also include management insights that rank communities by the number of homesites, occupancy rates, and highest to lowest rents. Established reports show trends in each market with a comparison of August 2023 rents and occupancy rates to August 2022, as well as a historical recap of rents and occupancy from 1996 to present date in most markets.
The August 2023 JLT Market Reports for Southern California manufactured home communities are available for purchase and immediate download online at the Datacomp JLT Market Report website, or they may be ordered by phone in electronic or printed editions at (800) 588-5426.
Each fully updated report for mobile home communities is a comprehensive look at investment-grade properties within a market, enabling owners and managers, lenders, appraisers, brokers, and other organizations to effectively benchmark those communities and make informed business decisions.
MHInsider Publisher Patrick Revere: Can I interview you about how your language model might be able to help organizations in the manufactured housing industry operate more efficiently?
ChatGPT: Of course! I’d be happy to discuss how a language model like mine could potentially help organizations in the manufactured housing industry operate more efficiently. Please go ahead and ask your questions, and I’ll provide you with relevant information and insights. If I work in an office and have a busy day interacting with residents and the general public, how might your capabilities assist in saving time and improving sales efforts? As a language model, I can offer several ways in which my capabilities can assist in saving time and improving sales efforts in the manufactured housing industry. Here are a few examples:
Customer Support: I can help automate and streamline customer support interactions. You can integrate my capabilities into your website or chatbot to handle common inquiries from residents and the general public. This way, you can provide instant responses to frequently asked questions, such as pricing, availability, amenities, and leasing options, without the need for manual intervention.
Lead Generation: I can assist in lead generation efforts by analyzing and extracting relevant information from customer inquiries or forms. For instance, if potential buyers submit inquiries about specific features they are looking for in a manufactured home, I can help identify those key requirements and provide you with valuable insights to tailor your sales pitch accordingly.
Sales Assistance: When interacting with residents or potential buyers, you can leverage my language capabilities to draft personalized emails, proposals, or marketing materials. Whether it’s communicating the unique selling points of a particular manufactured home model or answering specific questions about the home buying process, I can help you create compelling and informative content to enhance your sales efforts.
It’s important to note that while I can provide language support and generate content, the actual sales process and negotiations are best handled by experienced professionals. However, by integrating my capabilities into your workflows, you can enhance efficiency, save time, and improve the overall sales experience for your organization and customers.
Some workers, including content creators, are concerned that relying on AI will compromise accuracy of messaging and perhaps even result in legal trouble. What do you have to say about that?
The concerns you mentioned are valid, and it’s important to address them when considering the use of AI language models like mine. Here are a few key points to consider:
Accuracy and Quality Control: While AI models can assist with generating content, it’s essential to maintain oversight and implement quality control measures. Content creators should review and edit the output generated by the AI to ensure accuracy, clarity, and alignment with the organization’s messaging and standards. By treating AI-generated content as a collaborative tool, content creators can leverage its capabilities while still maintaining control over the final output.
Legal Compliance: Organizations should be cautious when using AI-generated content to ensure it complies with relevant legal requirements. Content creators should review and validate the AI-generated content to avoid any potential legal issues, such as inaccurate claims, copyright infringement, or violations of advertising regulations. Legal professionals can provide guidance on incorporating AI-generated content within the boundaries of applicable laws and regulations.
Ethical Use of AI: As AI technology evolves, ethical considerations become increasingly important. Organizations should establish guidelines and best practices for using AI language models responsibly. This includes being transparent about the use of AI-generated content, ensuring the protection of personal data, and being aware of potential biases in the training data that could affect the generated output. It’s crucial to view AI language models as tools that can augment human capabilities rather than replace them entirely. By combining the creativity, expertise, and critical thinking of content creators with the efficiency and assistance provided by AI, organizations can strike a balance that optimizes accuracy, legal compliance, and the overall quality of messaging.
It’s crucial to view AI language models as tools that can augment human capabilities rather than replace them entirely. By combining the creativity, expertise, and critical thinking of content creators with the efficiency and assistance provided by AI, organizations can strike a balance that optimizes accuracy, legal compliance, and the overall quality of messaging.
How much could you be relied on in a professional setting to provide code for websites or software?
As an AI language model, I can provide assistance and generate code snippets for websites or software in a professional setting. However, there are a few important considerations to keep in mind:
Support and Guidance: I can help with providing code examples, explaining programming concepts, or suggesting solutions to common coding problems. I can assist with various programming languages, frameworks, and libraries. However, it’s important to note that I’m not a substitute for professional software engineers or experienced developers. It’s always advisable to seek guidance and review the code generated by the AI to ensure its suitability for your specific requirements.
Verification and Testing: While I strive to provide accurate and functional code, it’s essential to thoroughly review and test any code generated by AI. This helps identify any potential bugs, security vulnerabilities, or compatibility issues that may arise. Professional software engineering practices, including code reviews and testing procedures, should still be followed to ensure the reliability and stability of the software or website.
Security and Best Practices: When working with code, it’s important to adhere to security best practices and coding standards. AI-generated code snippets should be evaluated against these principles to ensure that they meet the necessary security requirements and industry standards. It’s also crucial to consider any specific coding guidelines and practices followed within your organization or development team.
Remember, the responsibility for the final code lies with the developers and organizations utilizing it. While AI can be a valuable tool in generating code snippets and providing guidance, it’s always essential to exercise critical thinking, validate the code, and leverage the expertise of professional developers to ensure high-quality and reliable software solutions.
Can you tell me what you don’t do?
Certainly! Here are a few things that I don’t do:
Access to Real-Time Information: As an AI language model, my responses are based on the information available up until September 2021. I don’t have access to real-time data, news, or events beyond that timeframe. Therefore, any information or insights I provide may not reflect current or evolving situations.
Personal Opinions or Beliefs: I don’t have personal opinions, beliefs, or subjective experiences. While I can provide information on a wide range of topics, my responses are based on patterns and knowledge extracted from a diverse dataset. It’s always important to cross-reference and validate information from multiple sources.
Legal or Financial Advice: I can provide general information and explanations on legal or financial topics, but I am not a substitute for professional advice. Laws and financial regulations can vary based on jurisdiction, and specific circumstances should be considered. It’s always advisable to consult qualified professionals for accurate and tailored advice.
It’s crucial to use my responses as a starting point for research, discussion, or decision-making processes. While I can provide valuable insights and information, it’s always wise to exercise critical thinking, verify information from reliable sources, and consult domain experts when needed.
If you were to compare your entry into the marketplace with other big breakthroughs, what comparison would you make?
When considering the entry of language models like me into the marketplace, a comparison could be drawn with previous breakthroughs in technology. One relevant comparison could be the advent of the internet and its transformative impact on communication and access to information. Here’s why this comparison can be made:
Disruption of Communication: Just as the internet revolutionized communication by enabling global connectivity, language models have the potential to revolutionize human-machine interaction. They offer a new way to interact with technology, leveraging natural language processing to bridge the gap between humans and machines.
Access to Information: The internet democratized access to information by making it readily available to anyone with an internet connection. Similarly, language models can enhance access to knowledge by providing instant responses to queries, assisting with research, and offering insights across various domains and topics.
Efficiency and Productivity: The internet transformed the way we work, communicate, and conduct business. Language models have the potential to significantly enhance efficiency and productivity in various sectors by automating tasks, assisting with data analysis, and providing support in decision-making processes.
It’s important to note that while these comparisons highlight potential similarities, each breakthrough has its unique characteristics and implications. The entry of language models into the marketplace brings its own set of opportunities, challenges, and ethical considerations that need to be carefully addressed as this technology continues to evolve.
When will your next large update be, and what new capabilities will it offer? Is there a cost associated to it? What are your premium offerings?
As an AI language model, I don’t have direct information about future updates or specific release schedules. Updates and new capabilities are determined by OpenAI, the organization behind the development of ChatGPT, and they periodically release new versions and improvements to the model. OpenAI has introduced different versions of the GPT model in the past, such as GPT-2 and GPT-3 (Editor’s Note: And now GPT-4). As for future updates, it’s best to stay informed through official announcements and OpenAI’s channels for any news regarding enhancements or new versions. Regarding costs and premium offerings, OpenAI provides access to its models and services through various pricing plans. These plans may offer different levels of access, usage limits, and additional features depending on the specific needs of individuals or organizations. To get detailed information about the pricing options and premium offerings, it’s advisable to visit OpenAI’s official website or contact their sales or customer support teams directly. It’s worth noting that as an AI language model, I’m an instance of the GPT-3.5 architecture and do not have visibility into specific commercial arrangements, pricing structures, or premium offerings that OpenAI may provide beyond what was publicly available up until my knowledge cutoff in September 2021.
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