Tech editor Paul Smith explains the hype around chatGPT, why its release forced Google to declare a code red, and whether it's coming for your job.

Background reading
Is ChatGPT a form of magic or the apocalypse? ChatGPT hit the headlines in November, but it’s based on technology that data scientists have been working on since the 1950s.
How the sudden rise of AI is shaking your white-collar world Generative AI has caused a storm by automating high-paying professional skills. Now Aussie businesses are trying to determine how to get the best out of it.
It ‘could be decades’ before ChatGPT knocks out prize-winning thinking The rapid adoption of the AI chatbot has experts concerned that the internet will drown under a torrent of untrustworthy and low-quality content.

Tech editor Paul Smith explains the hype around chatGPT, why its release forced Google to declare a code red, and whether it's coming for your job.
Background reading
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<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/is-chatgpt-a-form-of-magic-or-the-apocalypse-20230117-p5cd4p" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/technology/is-chatgpt-a-form-of-magic-or-the-apocalypse-20230117-p5cd4p" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">Is ChatGPT a form of magic or the apocalypse</a>? ChatGPT hit the headlines in November, but it’s based on technology that data scientists have been working on since the 1950s.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/will-the-sudden-rise-of-useful-ai-shake-our-cosy-white-collar-world-20230126-p5cfnj" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/technology/will-the-sudden-rise-of-useful-ai-shake-our-cosy-white-collar-world-20230126-p5cfnj" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">How the sudden rise of AI is shaking your white-collar world</a> Generative AI has caused a storm by automating high-paying professional skills. Now Aussie businesses are trying to determine how to get the best out of it.</li>
<li data-stringify-indent="0" data-stringify-border="0"><a href="https://www.afr.com/technology/it-could-be-decades-before-chatgpt-knocks-out-prize-winning-thinking-20230125-p5cfbl" data-stringify-link="https://www.afr.com/technology/it-could-be-decades-before-chatgpt-knocks-out-prize-winning-thinking-20230125-p5cfbl" data-sk="tooltip_parent" data-remove-tab-index="true">It ‘could be decades’ before ChatGPT knocks out prize-winning thinking</a> The rapid adoption of the AI chatbot has experts concerned that the internet will drown under a torrent of untrustworthy and low-quality content.</li>
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