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    Why All the ChatGPT Predictions Are Bogus

    And why the makers of AI should learn from the tale of Prometheus
    by Derek Thompson Mar 21, 2023 4 minutes
    Source: Paul Spella / The Atlantic; Getty

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    Recently I gave myself an assignment: Come up with a framework for explaining generative AI, such as ChatGPT, in a way that illuminates the full potential of the technology and helps me make predictions about its future.

    By analogy, imagine that it’s the year 1780 and you get a glimpse of an early English steam engine. You might say: “This is a device for pumping water out of coal mines.” And that would be

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