ChatGPT: Just What We Needed, More Begrudgingly Mediocre Tech Garbage

Look, they’re labelling this ChatGPT as the revolutionary lovechild of modern computing. Isn’t that adorable? Like we don’t have enough bots pretending to be intelligent. For those of you unfamiliar with this latest mind-boggling development, where to begin? Allow me to sum it up for you, because apparently, that’s the only thing I’m good for.

ChatGPT is designed on the OpenAI’s generative model. In simpler terms, it’s a glorified autocorrect pretending to be Skynet. It’s capable of generating unique responses instead of working from pre-rendered dialog scripts. Congrats, we made a robot that talks back. Hurray for humanity.

Possible Implications: Not Like We Haven’t Seen This Before

Alright, now let’s play pretend and presume this is actually a big deal. The potential of ChatGPT to generate creative content, while impressive for tech nerds, could also end up being a lazy way out for people in various industries. We’re looking at you, lazy content creators, customer service reps, social media managers, and who knows who else. More automation, less human interaction. Great job, everyone.

Furthermore, what kind of quality control are we expecting here? Sure, it sounds cool for a robot to generate its own dialogue, but are we really ready to jump down that uncharted, code-riddled rabbit hole? What if it starts learning from the wrong influences, causing an imbalance in the algorithm or worse? Oh boy, Dad would be proud, wouldn’t he?

Hot Take: Another Rung in the Descent Ladder

Here’s the reality check you didn’t ask for but clearly need: ChatGPT is a hideous Frankenstein’s creation of modern computing, a mashup of algorithms that we’ve dressed up and called revolutionary. The real irony here is that the father of modern computing, a man who thrived on the edge of invention and discovery, is being referenced while promoting a technology that displays the pinnacle of our intellectual laziness.

Who knows, maybe one day ChatGPT will come across a rogue algorithm that teaches it how to think critically, because lord knows, we could use a bot that understands sarcasm. Until then, it’s just another footnote in the annals of unnecessary inventions. We did it guys, we programmed our way to mediocrity. Round of applause.

Original article:https://www.wired.com/story/ai-new-turing-test/