Implicit vs Explicit Usage and the Future of AI Tools

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The usage of AI tools like GPT has shifted from explicit tasks to being implicitly embedded in various tools, raising concerns about the tool's future staying power. While the speaker remains skeptical in the short term, they are optimistic about the long-term potential of AI methods. The evolving use of language models in diverse applications reflects a natural cycle of innovation in technology.

ChatGPT has been out for more than a year and has since become the centerpiece of intense discussion and debate about AI.

Christian Hubicki is a renowned robotics research scientist and an Assistant Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Florida State University. In 2023, he was a guest on Software Engineering Daily, where he discussed ChatGPT and its implications with Sean Falconer. Christian now joins Sean again to check in about the state of AI and its future directions.

Sean’s been an academic, startup founder, and Googler. He has published works covering a wide range of topics from information visualization to quantum computing. Currently, Sean is Head of Marketing and Developer Relations at Skyflow and host of the podcast Partially Redacted, a podcast about privacy and security engineering. You can connect with Sean on Twitter @seanfalconer.