I still don’t know that much about Israel (I’ve got a deep research report but I haven’t read it yet)
You know what, yeah, I think I’ll read that & make some flashcards (bottom-up learning) — not knowing much about Israel is a clear blocker atm
Before I read the Israel report, let me write out my model & some predictions
Israel has ~10 million inhabitants, ~9x smaller landmass than the UK, capital is Jerusalem (not Tel Aviv!)
I think it mayyyy have been officially founded (probably a better word for this) in 1945?
🤔 Israel was founded in 1945 - 60%
There’s stuff about settlers encroaching on Palestinian land
Jewish people were given the state of Israel post-WWII, but there were already people there. Same as how post WWI the Ottoman Empire was split up and borders were drawn in such a way to lead to lots of issues. Pretty sure this has also happened in Africa, probably Asia too
🤔 The state of Israel was officially created post-WWII - 90%
Tel Aviv has a thriving tech scene, and I think Israel is pretty rich
Idk how I’d quantify this in a prediction…
“Israel is seen as one of the tech capital/startup capitals of the world?” - how do you quantify this? Tech startups per capita? % of the GDP that comes from software?
🤔 Israel is in the top 10 list of “tech countries” - if I google that poorly phrased question, a reputable source will state Israel - 70%
Israel gets a lot of support from America, key strategic ally. Why?
Because they’re a key beacon of American values (democracy) in the middle East?
Because they have oil? (I don’t think so!) Not in significant amounts
Because there are lots of Jewish people in America who support Israel?
🤔 Two of the top 4 reasons why Israel is a key US ally are “key beacon of US values” + “domestic support from Americans Jews” - 70%
Netanyahu, “Bebe”? “BB”? I hear his full name said on podcasts
🤔 It’s not “BB” - 60%
🤔 Netanyahu is right wing - 90%
The predictions
Israel was founded in 1945 – 60%
❌ 1948!
The state of Israel was officially created post-WWII – 90%
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Moreover, its creation was deeply influenced by WWII, especially the Holocaust, which galvanized international support (particularly in the UN and from Western powers) for a Jewish homeland.
Israel is in the top 10 list of “tech countries” – if I google that poorly phrased question, a reputable source will state Israel – 70%
Asking ChatGPT how this stuff could be quantified:
Startup funding per capita
Startups per capita
Unicorns per country
Percentage of GDP from ICT/software sectors
Tech IPOs or exits per year
R&D spending as a percentage of GDP
Talent density (e.g. developers or CS graduates per capita)
Global Innovation Index rank
Presence of major tech hubs (e.g. accelerators, VC firms, startup density)
I’m gonna look at
Startup funding per capita
Global Innovation Index
VC funding per capita → top 5!
Really surprised to see Sweden and Switzerland so high up. And kinda surprised to see the UK in the top 6, as a Brit
Global Innovation Index → doesn’t appear!
I’m gonna say that I got this ✅ right - 5th highest VC funding per GDP
Two of the top 4 reasons why Israel is a key US ally are “key beacon of US values” + “domestic support from American Jews” – 70%
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It’s not “BB” – 60%
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It’s Benjamin, or “Bibi”, so I was right that my spelling of BB wasn’t right
Netanyahu is right wing – 90%
✅ party is called Likud
Nice, this took 25 mins
Now I can read the Google Gemini deep research report
Ok, I’ve read a chunk of it. Will probably need 3+ hours to get my head around the history & make good flashcards. Need to get ready for my work day now, will leave it there
