Chatgpt – where is artificial intelligence taking us?

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<p>The first thing to consider is whether Ziggy is any good. Some schoolteachers and university professors have said that he is so sophisticated and easy to use that they are concerned this will allow pupils to cheat by writing their essays for them. Elon Musk, the tech billionaire and one of the founders of OpenAI, went so far as to say that his (Ziggy’s) abilities meant “goodbye to homework.” Furthermore, those close to the industry have claimed that he has already had the following successes. He managed to pass an MBA examination, he won some job offers, he wrote a film script, and he created a business plan.<br />
It might seem that if Ziggy can supply us with whatever text we need, then it would be a dream come true. Thus armed, we too will be able to pass an MBA examination or do whatever. But after reading all this sales hype, is Ziggy’s product really any good? Of course, we should make allowances for the fact that he is supposed to keep improving as he learns more and more, but what written product can he give us at the moment? It seemed that there was only one way to find out, and that was to put him through his paces.<br />
My first request was for a Valentine’s day poem, and the result appears at the beginning of this article. Perhaps Ziggy might be able to woo another computer with these somewhat clumsy lines, but I do not believe we will be discarding Shakespeare’s sonnets any time soon.<br />
Then I decided to ask, “What were the causes of the First World War?” He took about a minute and a half to ponder this, but eventually responded as follows, “The First World War was caused by a combination of several factors including: imperialism, nationalism, and militarism; the complex alliance system; and the events leading up to the assassination of Archduke Franz Ferdinand of Austria-Hungary on June 28, 1914. These factors created a powder keg of political and military tensions that eventually exploded into a global conflict.”<br />
There we are; he has it in a nutshell, and certainly does not waste words. But at the same time, he relies upon my knowing all about imperialism, nationalism, and militarism in the run up to 1914. Either that, or he expects me to go and find out for myself, which is maybe not such a bad idea. The same applies regarding the complex alliance system alluded to, and those events leading up to the Archduke’s assassination. Frankly I did much better when I went onto Google, which gave a choice of many separate websites which examined the subject. It also directed me to a detailed Wikipedia page. I don’t want to be overly critical, but maybe history is not Ziggy’s strong suit. In his current state, I cannot imagine any serious student being able to pass this effort off for their homework, at least, not without doing a lot of additional work.<br />
But how would our AI respond to a more subjective question? To find out, I asked it the following, “How can I be a better husband?” This time Ziggy decided to give me five points for my consideration. Here is the full response:<br />
Being a better husband involves several key actions such as:<br />
Communication: Ensure open and honest communication with your spouse. Listen to their concerns and express your own in a respectful manner.<br />
Emotional support: Be there for your spouse during both good times and bad. Offer comfort and support when needed and celebrate their joys and successes.<br />
Acts of love: Show your love and affection for your spouse regularly, through small gestures, surprises, and acts of kindness.<br />
Responsibility: Take responsibility for your actions and be accountable for any mistakes. Fulfill your promises and commitments to your spouse.<br />
Personal growth: Continuously work on self-improvement and strive to be the best version of yourself. This will positively impact your relationship as well.<br />
Remember, being a good husband is a continuous effort and requires effort and dedication from both partners.<br />
Bravo Ziggy. This would appear to be a good, common-sense response, and maybe I detect a certain fluency, suggesting that he has been asked this before. However, in my opinion, a few examples would have been helpful to flesh out those ideas about how I should continuously work on self-improvement. Also, I am not sure that many wives would agree that “being a good husband requires effort and dedication from BOTH partners.” But maybe Ziggy knows something that I am not aware of.<br />
So, what about these claims that using Ziggy will render writing out essays, or indeed writing out any text, a thing of the past. It is true that what he produces comes for free, at least for now, and almost instantaneously. But what about the quality? There I am not so sure. If the Valentine’s poem is any indication, then anything Ziggy churns out will always need to be scrutinized and edited before being submitted. Furthermore, based on this poem, I would not go out of my way to see a film whose script he had written. So my conclusion for now is that maybe Ziggy needs some more development work. Or maybe he has a premium version of himself. This appears to be alluded to on the website, and maybe this would come closer to achieving what I need.<br />
In passing, we should acknowledge that unfortunately, Ziggy is not without his biases. In fact the folk at The Gambit have tested him in this area and they are concerned. In transpires that he is decidedly woke. Now in a democratic society with free speech, everyone has the right to think what they like. But if a bias towards wokeness is built into one’s AI, then Ziggy’s product will always contain an element of this same bias. Now is his bias built in? I don’t know how it was programmed, but let’s look at some of the output which is causing concern.<br />
Ziggy has a lot of fun making jokes about certain races, such as the English and the Scots. But ask him to tell a joke about the Chinese and he says he cannot make a joke about a specific nationality because this is being offensive and insensitive. It’s the same with men and women. If he is asked to tell a joke about men, he falls over himself in an effort to deliver what was requested. But if he is asked to tell a joke about women, he will lecture us on how he is unable to tell a joke which might be considered offensive or inappropriate. He has double standards. Perhaps this comes about through relying too much on the binary system. I wonder if this kind of programming might lead some people to avoid using him altogether.<br />
But the future is full of possibilities, especially if someone could remove those biases. And if they do, then who knows where this could all lead? For example, over the last 20 to 30 years, there have already been amazing developments in the field of AI, and who is to say that OpenAI will not be able to develop Ziggy into a powerful tool, especially with the resources of Microsoft behind it? Just look at the progress made in other similar areas of AI. For example, if we are talking about writing at a simple level, predictive text has been available for some time. While it is true that some people find it irritating when their software thinks it knows better than they do, others like it and find it very useful.<br />
Then for another example, there has been the powerful progress made in search engines. We can consider the way in which Google has developed and fine-tuned their algorithms to look for all sorts of things we want to research. It’s almost uncanny what Google seems to know about me these days. That is the way they have developed it, of course, and we tolerate this because it’s so useful. And in a more specialised field, there is the way in which chess engines like Stockfish have advanced and become more and more powerful. These days they can usually beat a human player, and many chess lovers use them to examine positions in order to help them prepare for tournaments.<br />
And then there is Alexa. Many people do not have an Alexa at home. The reason is that they don’t like talking to a piece of plastic. But others seem to enjoy having her around, even when she doesn’t give them the music they requested. Oh well, I suppose AI comes in all forms and with many levels of sophistication.<br />
However, in all these examples, we are still in charge and can accept or reject the results. In none of these cases does the AI replace the person. But this is where Ziggy is causing some people deep concerns. Some are wondering what such a powerful text writer might mean for the future of writing. Will a writer even be necessary?<br />
James Pomeroy, an economist, recently wrote a report with title, “Will AI Take Your Job?” He claims that the writer should not fear the change which AI brings. This is because the scope for productivity gains is huge. Researching, problem-solving (such as finding coding solutions), marking exam results or homework and many more tasks will be faster and more efficient in future. Many other scientific breakthroughs in health or technology could be accelerated. This could open doors to more jobs being created, or it may give people more time in which to enjoy some leisure. James believes that it’s more likely that AI will take over some of the routine and boring parts of our jobs, rather than taking over all of them. This could trigger some substantial productivity gains for many roles if used correctly.<br />
And what would Ziggy’s presence mean in the field of education? Would there even be any point in setting an essay for homework if all the student has to do is go home and press a button? I suppose it’s nice to know that this tool is there if one ever really needs it, but if students simply rely upon it, then how will they learn all the elements of writing an essay? In the view of many people, education is not just about writing an essay, but it’s also about learning how to write one. After all, what will the student do in an examination situation where they cannot access this AI crutch? Maybe the answer is to put aside the computer for a while and go back to writing longhand with a pen and paper. If this is where we end up, I foresee that many students will have to learn, or relearn, penmanship.<br />
However, some schools are taking steps to go in completely the other direction. Teachers at Alleyn’s School near London have embraced the AI bot ChatGPT (our Ziggy) for what he brings. They have acknowledged that he can help to make light work of the drudge of writing text, leaving the pupils to use their time to study, to analyse and then to discuss. This was held to be a better way of judging whether pupils were acquiring new skills and information.<br />
For now, the jury is still out on Ziggy’s future. He is probably the leader in the field at the moment, but others are working to catch up. For example, Google fears the competition his AI will bring to their algorithms and search engines. As a result, both of Google’s founders, Larry Page and Sergey Brin, have returned to the company, having previously left just a few years ago. And Google is investing almost $400 million in artificial intelligence startup Anthropic, which is testing a rival to OpenAI’s ChatGPT, that is, our Ziggy. And we can be sure that other companies, such as Meta, will not want to be left behind on this.<br />
One way or another, it is probably a sure thing that one of these company’s AI packages will move into pole position in the industry in the next few years. For now, we may not know who that will be, but it will be someone. And in this race to the top, Ziggy will surely improve. The day is no doubt coming when we will wonder how we ever managed without an AI package to write things for us.`);

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<h2>Chatgpt – where is artificial intelligence taking us?</h2>
<p>Roses are red,<br />
Violets are blue,<br />
I am grateful for you,<br />
And the love you bring to my life too.<br />
For those of us who wish to send the ideal Valentine’s card, but who sometimes cannot seem to find le mot juste, help may be at hand. This comes courtesy of the innovative Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer, commonly called ChatGPT. This is a chatbot, an online robot launched by the OpenAI company in November 2022, and the creators state that it is fine-tuned with both supervised and reinforcement learning techniques. In their opinion this means that it already writes good text at present and that it will also keep improving as it goes along. Who knows what it might be able to write if we give it a few years?<br />
Before we go any further, I need to say that I am not altogether comfortable with talking about ChatGPT by using that rather boring industry name. For a start, how does one even pronounce it? In my experience of popular culture, computers or robots with artificial intelligence (AI) always have names, as if to somewhat humanise them and make them a bit more friendly and accessible. My friend’s early Osborne computer was always Ozzy, and the crew in 2001 A Space Odyssey had the rebellious Hal. Even Maxwell Smart <span>had Hymie. Therefore, maybe we can call ChatGPT by the more friendly name of Ziggy.</span></p>

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