Look Out, Journos! Will ChatGPT Replace Writers?

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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