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ChatGPT from the company Open AI put a powerful form of artificial intelligence into the hands of the general public. Many experts wonder if we understand the consequences of that.
With the release of ChatGPT late last year, the power of artificial intelligence had been put into the hands of the general public in ways it had never been before. Suddenly it seemed the future had arrived.
But along with fascination at the ability of the chatbot to mimic human writing, and even human thought, came questions – and concerns – from some of the biggest names in the tech industry.
Cade Metz is a technology reporter for The New York Times and author of the book, “Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought A.I. To Google, Facebook, and the World.” He joined Diane to help explain this moment in A.I. and where it might be headed.
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- Cade Metz Technology reporter at The New York Times and author of “Genius Makers: The Mavericks Who Brought A.I. to Google, Facebook, and The World”
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