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Who is Scared of ChatGPT and Why:
ChatGPT has been all over the news since OpenAI released it in late November. An artificial intelligence chatbot tool, ChatGPT is designed to automatically generate text based on written prompts from users. While AI writing has been used for years in various forms of writing, ChatGPT has taken it to the next level. Its release generated excitement over the possibility of AI imitating human speech, but it is also generating worry. To learn who is worried about AI chatbots and why, click here.
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