“I haven’t written anything for myself this semester, and I still have A’s in all my classes,” said an anonymous college student. How could this be possible? It is all due to a new AI technology– ChatGPT.
ChatGPT is an intelligent chatbot that employs AI technology. It has the ability to generate basically anything prompted a command. It can do things such as write essays for college students, create detailed nutrition plans, and locate anything you may need on the Internet.
A study conducted by Marist College found some very interesting, yet concerning information regarding ChatGPT use. The study concluded that 52% of college graduates are likely to use ChatGPT. It also found that 46% of Americans think that students will use it to cheat on schoolwork.
The same study found that 68% of Americans have little or no trust in products like ChatGPT. Here, AI technology starts to become an ethical issue; the balance between our knowledge and easy-to-obtain AI information becomes conflated. Artificial intelligence is truly transforming the world. It is changing the way that people analyze data and use information to improve decision making. It can be applied in so many diverse sectors.
According to Simplilearrn, a website that covers technology news, “computers have the ability to process far more information at a higher pace than individuals do.” This speed might become of concern for the general population because of its pervasiveness.
We are already seeing this technology replacing jobs that humans have carried out for decades. For example, Taco Bell recently opened a fully AI-operated fast food chain. This location features no employees, and things such as video screens and conveyor belts, among other new high-tech features. These features allow for this location to operate in a never-before-seen way.
Some might argue that Artificial Intelligence is already developing a mind of its own. A viral Tiktok video recently captured a robot doing manual labor for 15 minutes. Ultimately the technology seemingly kills itself.
This “Irobot Roomba 760” was simply carrying boxes from a storage unit to the conveyor belt for approximately 15 minutes. This video began to question the ethics of human labor conditions. If robots without human feelings shut down in this environment, why should we force humans to do this labor everyday of their lives?
With a new frontier of technology in front of us, it seems inevitable that there are going to be major changes within the workplace, education field, and daily life. As the tides turn, we must adapt properly and be aware of how this technology could potentially get the worst of us.
