Show Notes
The ChatGPT chatbot has taken the internet by storm for both very legitimate and very silly reasons.
Some of the things the AI language processor churns out are incredibly sophisticated, leaving many worried it’s going to take over their jobs.
But other responses from ChatGPT are hilarious non-sensical trash.
Dr Sophie Calabretto talks to Cosmos Magazine journalist Evrim about how ChatGPT works, how it can spit out incredible knowledge and garbage at the same time and what the algorithms behind the AI are truly capable of. See omnystudio.com/listener for privacy information.
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