Look Out, Journos! Will ChatGPT Replace Writers?
26 Jan 2023
ChatGPT is an artificial intelligence program released two months ago, and its ability to pass exams and write copy has Clay & Buck wondering if it’s coming for the jobs of journalists next.
We’re publishing a report, co-authored with @CSETGeorgetown and @stanfordio, analyzing how language models could be misused for disinformation and how to mitigate those risks. https://t.co/nHiVp7GoxI
— OpenAI (@OpenAI) January 11, 2023
Kids are already using it to write school papers.
I think we haven’t fully absorbed the fact that careful academic papers have found ChatGPT clearly passes some of the most challenging American professional exams:
🩺United States Medical Licensing Exam
🎓MBA-level Operations exam
🧑⚖️The Bar Exam (based on typical exam questions) pic.twitter.com/D4kX6XH8GR— Ethan Mollick (@emollick) January 22, 2023
Artists aren’t wrong to worry about AI coming for their jobs. It’s already come for the journalist jobs at CNet & Buzzfeed.
Tech disruption has a human cost and it’s now quite clear we have no solutions for the displaced workers. Gig work? Drive Ubers? https://t.co/NrLUNFydCS
— Dare Obasanjo (@Carnage4Life) January 26, 2023
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