Why the AI Hype Compels Me And Why These Two Major Threats Concern Me
Last Updated on June 28, 2023 by Editorial Team
Author(s): Ken Jee
Originally published on Towards AI.
As artificial intelligence exerts a groundbreaking impact on our daily lives, we are at a crossroads: adapt to create new opportunities or risk falling behind. What kinds of challenges does this new reality potentially pose?

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Upon the first moment I used GPT-4, I knew something was different. This might make me sound old, but it felt the same as when the first smartphone was released. When that happened, there was a rapid and irreversible integration of technology into our daily lives. I can probably count on one hand the amount of days I’ve spent without my phone since. Even worse, I feel almost incomplete as a person when it isn’t on me.
Artificial intelligence systems, like ChatGPT, are the new smartphones, the new internet, and even the new electricity (if you want to… Read the full blog for free on Medium.
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