ChatGPT and other tools based on large language models (LLMs) have taken the software world by storm. While their capabilities are incredible, they have also sparked a lot of fear, doubt, and hyperbole. In this episode we dispel five myths about ChatGPT and similar tools: 1. That they represent human-level intelligence 2. That they will cause widespread permanent unemployment 3. That they're accurate 4. That they can create original thought on a par with the best humans and 5. That they came out of nowhere.
<h2>Show Notes</h2>
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<li><a href="https://writings.stephenwolfram.com/2023/02/what-is-chatgpt-doing-and-why-does-it-work/" rel="nofollow">What Is ChatGPT Doing … and Why Does It Work? by Stephen Wolfram</a></li>
<li><a href="https://www.noemamag.com/ai-and-the-limits-of-language/" rel="nofollow">AI And The Limits Of Language by Jacob Browning and Yann LeCun</a></li>
<li><a href="https://pnc.st/s/kopec-explains-software/0d1cba0838464b0b/artificial-intelligence" rel="nofollow">Episode 13: Artificial Intelligence</a></li>
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