Will ChatGPT take your job? New program shows AI could be ‘competing’ for work: experts
Global News
Despite its growing popularity, ChatGPT still has several flaws that mean it won't be replacing humans in the workforce -- right away.
The development and growing popularity of ChatGPT shows artificial intelligence (AI) has the potential to compete with humans for jobs one day, experts say.
ChatGPT, an AI text generator released to the public last November, has quickly garnered widespread attention for its ability to produce ideas for song lyrics, poems and scripts. It also remembers previous texts so users can ask follow-up questions in a conversational way.
Recent reports suggest ChatGPT has the potential to pass the U.S. Medical Licensing Exam and perhaps earn an MBA from an Ivy League business school. A U.S. politician last week even delivered a speech on the floor of the House of Representatives written by the AI bot.
These developments represent the potential AI has not only to be integrated into the workforce, but to possibly even oust humans from some jobs performed today, said Varun Mayya, CEO of software building company Avalon Scenes.
“At some point, it’s going to be something that is competing with you in the white-collar workforce,” Mayya told Global News.
“I don’t think it’s limited to just white collar, though. I think eventually it’s going to be everything.”
ChatGPT is distinct for being able to generate material of varying expertise, ranging from high school to university-level compositions, while other online tools typically can only fix grammar, tone and clarity.
It was developed by OpenAI, a San Francisco-based startup that works closely with Microsoft.