Chapter 9
Recognizing the Ways ChatGPT and Generative AI Will Change the World
IN THIS CHAPTER
Peeking at future changes
Understanding what is scary and what isn't
Considering pros and cons
Predicting future disruptions
ChatGPT is a global phenomenon that sparks fear and excitement worldwide. Because it sounds human but is made of advanced AI software connected to an internet-sized database, people assume that it's better — or worse — than humans.
Reactions run the gamut. Maybe this AI is the first machine overlord of sci-fi lore. Maybe it will save mankind. Perhaps it will take all our jobs and eliminate our purpose for living. Maybe it will make everything cheap and banish inflation.
But ChatGPT is only a mindless tool. It's as good or as bad as its users’ prompts — notwithstanding a scary or offensive machine rant or hallucination or two.
Understanding What Is and Isn't of Real Concern
To give ChatGPT’s seemingly sudden appearance in the world some much-needed perspective, think back to past cycles when a new technology was assumed to be the end of a previous one. The advent ...
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