John Pavlus

John Pavlus, a contributing writer for Quanta Magazine, dives into the transformative journey of natural language processing (NLP) since the arrival of large language models like ChatGPT. He shares insights from interviews with 19 NLP researchers, revealing their mixed emotions—some excitement and some concern—about the rapid changes in their field. The discussion touches on how traditional research methods are becoming obsolete, the ethical dilemmas posed by AI, and how advancements in NLP are driving new scientific discoveries.