What Kind of Mind Does Chat GPT Have?

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Jesse: The gag order has been lifted. We can get into it when it comes to chat GPT. I've written now the day that we're recording this podcast, April 13th, my New article, The New Yorker has been published. Jesse is the long awaited article on what kind of mind does Chat GPT have? If you're not watching, you can watch at youtube.com slash Cal Newport Media. Look for episode 244.

Are new AI technologies like ChatGPT about to massively disrupt our world? Drawing from his recent New Yorker article on the topic, Cal explains exactly how programs like ChatGPT work, and uses this knowledge to explain why we can calm our fears about this new technology.

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Today’s Deep Question: How does ChatGPT work? (And should we worry about it?) [11:24]

- Is there anything AI won’t do better than humans? [57:30]

- How will AI end up disrupting knowledge work? [1:02:27]

- Should I quit web development before AI eliminates the industry? [1:07:32]

- Will AI create mass job loss in the next five years? [1:11:52]

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- NPR leaves Twitter [1:21:11]

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newyorker.com/science/annals-of-artificial-intelligence/what-kind-of-mind-does-chatgpt-have

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