Are new AI technologies like ChatGPT about to massively disrupt our world? Drawing from his recent New Yorker article on the topic, Cal explains exactly how programs like ChatGPT work, and uses this knowledge to explain why we can calm our fears about this new technology.
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TODAY’S DEEP QUESTION:
– How does ChatGPT work? (And should we worry about it?) [12:05]
QUESTIONS:
– Is there anything AI won’t do better than humans? [57:00]
– How will AI end up disrupting knowledge work? [1:02:25]
– Should I quit web development before AI eliminates the industry? [1:07:30]
– Will AI create mass job loss in the next five years? [1:11:50]
SOMETHING INTERESTING:
– NPR leaves Twitter [1:21:10]
LINKS:
https://www.newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/what-kind-of-mind-does-chatgpt-have
https://twitter.com/tqbf/status/1598513757805858820
https://twitter.com/goodside/status/1598077257498923010
https://www.nbcnews.com/tech/tech-news/chatgpt-passes-mba-exam-wharton-professor-rcna67036
https://time.com/6240569/ai-childrens-book-alice-and-sparkle-artists-unhappy/
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/02/16/technology/bing-chatbot-microsoft-chatgpt.html
https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/opinion/yuval-harari-ai-chatgpt.html
https://www.npr.org/2023/04/12/1169269161/npr-leaves-twitter-government-funded-media-label
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