Let’s talk about ChatGPT and artificial intelligence language processors which have been making waves online.
In this episode of Huh? Science Explained, Evrim Yazgin looks at how, until recently, chatbots have mostly been a source of entertainment. Their silly, formulaic and sometimes completely bizarre answers to seemingly basic prompts gave teenaged me lots to laugh about.
But since it went public in November 2022, ChatGPT has ushered in a new generation of language processing AI tools which suddenly has things looking a lot more serious.
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Originally published by Cosmos as What is ChatGPT and how will AI influence the future of writing?
Evrim Yazgin
Evrim Yazgin has a Bachelor of Science majoring in mathematical physics and a Master of Science in physics, both from the University of Melbourne.
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