Tag: AI
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A First Look at the Capabilities of ChatGPT
AI is undoubtedly going to have an enormous impact on our lives. It seems a good idea to experiment with its capabilities to identify the positive and negative aspects. As a first step, I asked ChatGPT to provide me with original ideas for a speculative fiction novel. Here is my question and the response: ‘Give…
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AI Chatbots: Friend or Foe?
A recent Observer article posed the question ‘Could a bot be your best pal?’. This raises several interesting issues, positive and negative. The concept behind an AI chatbot is not new. It is a logical progression from talking dolls and teddy bears and the Tamagotchi of the 1990s. Since the beginning of time, people have…