AI Platforms like ChatGPT Are Easy to Use but Also Potentially Dangerous
Systems like ChatGPT are enormously entertaining and even mind-bogglingly human-sounding, but they are also unreliable and could create an avalanche of misinformation
Gary Marcus is a scientist, best-selling author, and entrepreneur. His most recent book, co-authored with Ernest Davis, Rebooting AI, is one of Forbes’ 7 Must-Read Books about AI. Follow Gary Marcus on Twitter @garymarcus Credit: Nick Higgins
Systems like ChatGPT are enormously entertaining and even mind-bogglingly human-sounding, but they are also unreliable and could create an avalanche of misinformation
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