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Feature interview: The promise and potential problems of AI

15:10 pm on 12 December 2022

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 Artificial intelligence feels a little less artificial using a new chatbot called ChatGPT that can do everything from explain a medical diagnosis to writing what sounds like a heartfelt letter to Santa.

Developed by OpenAI, founded by Elon Musk and other investors, ChatGPT responds to questions using machine learning and pre-programmed scripts.

Tech watchers around the world are calling this a turning point in computing.

We’ll talk to Professor of AI at UNSW Sydney Toby Walsh about the promise and the potential problems of ChatGPT.  

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