Chat GPT is a 'stochastic parrot' that reads everything on the internet. When asked to do something, it will immediately find things in its huge memory bank. If you were to ask chat GPT to come up with an idea for a podcast episode, how would it come up with its response? It would look for specifications for podcasts, publicity material for existing podcasts.
ChatGPT has been causing a stir since its launch last year. The chatbot’s ability to produce convincing essays, stories and even song lyrics has impressed users, and this week attracted a multibillion-dollar investment from Microsoft. Ian Sample speaks to Prof John Naughton about how ChatGPT works, hears from author Patrick Jackson about how it will change publishing, and asks where the technology could end up. Help support our independent journalism at
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