Generating Excitement and Concern
Hey there, have you heard about ChatGPT, the new AI chatbot from OpenAI that generates text? It’s been making waves in the tech world, but if you’re not familiar with it, let me give you a quick rundown on everything you need to know about this powerful new program.
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence tool that allows users to generate original text. You can ask it questions, give it prompts, and use it to create a variety of different types of content, from poems to essays to short stories. It was created by OpenAI and launched in November 2020. OpenAI is an organization founded by Elon Musk and other investors, dedicated to researching and developing artificial intelligence.
Using ChatGPT is easy, all you need to do is create an OpenAI account, which only requires your email and phone number. Once you’re set up, you can use ChatGPT and other OpenAI tools, like DALL E 2, an AI art tool that creates illustrations based on text prompts.
ChatGPT uses a sophisticated algorithm called a large language model, which is fed with huge amounts of textual data, allowing it to respond to prompts in a realistic, human-like way. Anyone can use ChatGPT, as long as you have an OpenAI account. However, it’s important to note that ChatGPT’s answers may not always be correct and it’s a good idea to fact-check everything it says.
Currently, ChatGPT is free to use, but there are reports that OpenAI is considering ways to monetize the platform, including a $42 per month “Pro” version for companies and other organizations. However, this hasn’t been confirmed by OpenAI yet.
While ChatGPT is exciting, there are also concerns about its impact on existing industries, as well as educational institutions. Some worry that it could kill the college essay and lead to other academic dysfunction, make human writers obsolete, generate factually inaccurate news articles, and cause a new disinformation typhoon with easily-generated text. It’s important to be cautious as we continue to explore the capabilities of this powerful technology.