Column: Do teens know something adults don’t about ChatGPT?

Stipple-style portrait illustration of LZ Granderson

The introduction of ChatGPT did not lead to more cheating in high school. This is according to the students themselves. For 15 years, Stanford University researchers have used anonymous surveys and focus groups to create […]

Sarah Silverman sues ChatGPT, Meta for copyright infringement

Sarah Silverman sues ChatGPT, Meta for copyright infringement

Sarah Silverman and two bestselling novelists have sued Meta and OpenAI, the tech startup behind ChatGPT, accusing the companies of using the authors’ copyrighted books without their consent to “train” their artificial intelligence software programs. […]

Opinion: Do ChatGPT and other AI models really threaten our jobs?

Opinion: Do ChatGPT and other AI models really threaten our jobs?

Could a bot write this intro? The hype around AI has pushed this question to the center of public discourse. Conversational bots such as ChatGPT and automated image generators such as DALL-E — both built […]

Italy Blocks ChatGPT Over Privacy, Data Security Concerns

Italy blocks ChatGPT

Photo Credit: Mojahid Mottakin Italy blocks ChatGPT over privacy, data security, and mature content concerns. The Italian Data Protection Authority announced it was temporarily blocking the artificial intelligence software ChatGPT until it “respects privacy.” This news comes […]

Merchant: How AI doomsday hype helps sell ChatGPT

Merchant: How AI doomsday hype helps sell ChatGPT

You’ve probably heard by now: AI is coming, it’s about to change everything, and humanity is not ready. Artificial intelligence is passing bar exams, plagiarizing term papers, creating deepfakes that are real enough to fool […]

Can ChatGPT write a better cover letter for your job search? See for yourself

Can ChatGPT write a better cover letter for your job search? See for yourself

The cover letter is its own unique, dreaded genre of writing. In a few — often formulaic — paragraphs, job applicants must accomplish several things: prostrate themselves at the feet of hiring managers, extolling the […]