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Why Does ChatGPT Matter?

A discussion about ChatGPT: Why does it matter, how special is it, and what might be ahead?

Dave Edwards, Helen Edwards
ChatGPT: Why does it matter, how special is it, and what might be ahead?

Why does ChatGPT matter?

  • People always get excited about AI advances and this one is accessible in a way that others weren’t in the past.
  • People can use natural language to prompt a natural language response.
  • It’s seductive because it feels like synthesis.
  • And it can feel serendipitous.

But…

  • We need to remember that ChatGPT and all other generative AI are tools and they can fail us.
  • While it may feel serendipitous, that serendipity is more constrained than it may feel.

Some other ideas we cover:

  • The research at Google, OpenAI, Microsoft, and Apple gives us some context for evaluating how special ChatGPT actually is and what might be ahead.
  • The current craze about prompt engineering.

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Dave Edwards

Dave Edwards

Dave Edwards is a Co-Founder of Artificiality. He previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media) and worked at Apple, CRV, Macromedia, Morgan Stanley, Quartz, and ThinkEquity.

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Helen Edwards

Helen Edwards

Helen Edwards is a Co-Founder of Artificiality. She previously co-founded Intelligentsia.ai (acquired by Atlantic Media) and worked at Meridian Energy, Pacific Gas & Electric, Quartz, and Transpower.

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