Did Artificial Intelligence Just Get Too Smart?

Published: Dec. 16, 2022, 10:45 a.m.

This episode contains strong language.In the past few weeks, a major breakthrough in the world of artificial intelligence \u2014 ChatGPT \u2014 has put extraordinary powers in the hands of anyone with access to the internet.\n\nReleased by OpenAI, a San Francisco-based company, ChatGPT can write essays, come up with scripts for TV shows, answer math questions and even write code.\n\nGuest: Kevin Roose, a technology columnist for The New York Times and host of the Times podcast \u201cHard Fork.\u201d