GRIT Ed. 11 | 5G, Web3, NFTs... - Magazine - Page 7
Pushing the Boundaries of Understanding
AI or Human?
ChatGPT has been used for a range of applications,
from customer service to creative writing. But who is
really responsible for the words it produces?
This edition, aptly titled “5G, Web3, NFTs,
rooted in human input. The AI model
and other things we should REALLY
is trained on a vast dataset of human
know about,” focuses on the impact of
language,
these pioneering technologies on the
text documents like books, articles, and
Canadian
landscape,
websites. The quality and diversity of these
with insightful experiences from our NEXT
inputs significantly influence the generated
Canada alumni. A close examination of the
responses.
entrepreneurship
encompassing
millions
of
adoption and opportunities presented by
these technologies allows readers to grasp
ChatGPT has found a home in a variety
their potential and contribute to their
of applications, from customer service
evolution.
chatbots to creative writing tools, due to
its ability to generate human-like language.
The star of the show, however, is OpenAI’s
Yet, the advent of AI-generated language
ChatGPT, an artificial intelligence language
brings ethical and authenticity concerns
model that generates uncannily human-like
to the fore. How do we navigate potential
text. It uses natural language processing
pitfalls like fake news generation or the
(NLP), an AI technique that understands
erosion of trust in written communication?
and generates text, to create responses by
predicting the likeliest sequence of words
As we stand at the precipice of the 5G
to a given prompt.
and Web3 era, GRIT Magazine’s 11th
edition urges readers to grapple with
The edition takes a further leap into the
these questions. We need to reckon with
AI realm by incorporating AI-generated
the ethical implications of AI usage, while
images created with tools like DALL-E and
appreciating the ways AI can augment
letsenhance.io. These AI-produced visuals
human creativity and communication.
provide a rich, immersive experience by
generating unique visual representations
So, who is truly responsible for the
of thematic terms discussed by the alumni.
words produced by ChatGPT? While the
The use of AI also extends to creating AI
responses are machine-generated, their
avatars that represent our alumni featured
roots lie in human input via the training
in this issue, showcasing the versatile
dataset. As we journey further into the
capabilities of AI in content creation,
AI era, the line between AI and human
authorship continues to blur, demanding
While the final responses of ChatGPT
our attention, understanding, and most
are machine-driven, they are undeniably
importantly, our grit.
SPRING 2023
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