The Daily - Did Artificial Intelligence Just Get Too Smart?

This episode contains strong language.In the past few weeks, a major breakthrough in the world of artificial intelligence — ChatGPT — has put extraordinary powers in the hands of anyone with access to the internet. Released by OpenAI, a San Francisco-based company, ChatGPT can write essays, come up with scripts for TV shows, answer math questions and even write code. Guest: Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times and host of the Times podcast “Hard Fork.”

Duration: 36m
Broadcast on: 16 Dec 2022
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This episode contains strong language.
In the past few weeks, a major breakthrough in the world of artificial intelligence — ChatGPT — has put extraordinary powers in the hands of anyone with access to the internet.

Released by OpenAI, a San Francisco-based company, ChatGPT can write essays, come up with scripts for TV shows, answer math questions and even write code.

Guest: Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times and host of the Times podcast “Hard Fork.”

Background reading:

ChatGPT has inspired awe, fear, stunts and attempts to circumvent its guardrails.
The chatbot is suddenly everywhere. Who should decide how it’s built? What could go wrong? And what could go right? The hosts of the “Hard Fork” discuss.

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This podcast is supported by TikTok. Sometimes the most interesting discoveries are the ones you weren't looking for. That happens every day on TikTok. A science experiment can spark a whole new interest. A recipe you stumble upon can become a meal you make for the people you love. And a restaurant you've never heard of might become your new favorite spot. That's the thing about TikTok. Follow your curiosity and see where it leads. Your next discovery is waiting on TikTok. From The New York Times, I'm Michael Bobaro. This is The Daily. (upbeat music) Okay, I am going to create an account on chat GPT. Over the past few weeks, there's been a major breakthrough in the world of artificial intelligence. First thing that comes up is a, I am not a robot test. I have to have a robot, tell me I'm not a robot in order to engage a bot, okay? That has put extraordinary new powers into the hands of anyone with access to the internet. I need a password, including me. Send code, oh my God. It's better be worse than today. My colleague, Kevin Rus, on how the technology actually works and why its arrival marks a new era in computing. Here we are. Welcome to chat GPT. The revolution begins here. It's Friday, December 16th.

Kevin, welcome back to The Daily. Today, we are gonna turn your unique powers of explanation to the inscrutable sounding chat GPT. So tell us about this newfangled technology. What is it? What does that acronym stand for? Why does it matter? - Well, Michael, I'm grateful to be here and always happy to be your personal tech support guru, member of the Michael Barbero, Genius Squad. And we can do this two ways. I could explain chat GPT to you, as you asked, or I could have chat GPT explain itself to you. Which would you prefer? - I kind of want to ask you to do it. I'm scared of this technology. - Let's give it the old human try, shall we? - Yes.

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