The Atlantic: ChatGPT Is Dumber Than You Think

December 8, 2022 – “Treat it like a toy, not a tool” The subheadline says it all. This Atlantic article critizes ChatGPT as a large language model that “lacks the ability to truly understand the complexity of human language and conversation”. Interestingly enough, the opening paragraphs were written using ChatGPT itself through a prompt written by the author’s friend: “Create a critique of enthusiasm for ChatGPT in the style of Ian Bogost. Explore why “ChatGPT is dumber than you think” by reading the author’s opinion piece.

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