ChatGPT, explained
by Sheena Vasani from The Verge - All Posts on (#6N1VF)
Illustration: The Verge Some writers have declared that the debut of ChatGPT on November 30th, 2022, marked the beginning of a new chapter in history akin to the Enlightenment and the Industrial Revolution. Others have been more skeptical, wondering if this is just another overhyped tech, like blockchain or the metaverse.
What history will call ChatGPT remains to be seen, but here's one thing I do know for sure: nobody has shut up about it since.
From injecting itself into presidential debates and Saturday Night Live sketches to creepily flirtingwith talking to you Her-style (well, briefly at least), ChatGPT has captured the public imagination in a way few technologies have. It's not hard to see why. The bot can code, compose music, craft essays... you name...