Incredibly smart or incredibly stupid? What we learned from using ChatGPT for a year

As the tool becomes less of a curiosity and more a part of daily life, fans are finding clever uses - and discovering limitations

Next month ChatGPT will celebrate its first birthday - marking a year in which the chatbot, for many, turned AI from a futuristic concept to a daily reality.

Its universal accessibility has led to a host of concerns, from job losses to disinformation to plagiarism. Over the same period, tens of millions of users have been investigating what the platform can do to make their lives just a little bit easier.