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Jordan Richard Schoenherr, Assistant Professor, Psychology, Concordia University

Generative AI like ChatGPT reveal deep-seated systemic issues beyond the tech industry

Some critics have claimed that artificial intelligence chatbot ChatGPT has "killed the essay," while DALL-E, an AI image generator, has been portrayed as a threat to artistic integrity. (Shutterstock)

ChatGPT has cast long shadows over the media as the latest form of disruptive technology. For some, ChatGPT is a harbinger of the end of academic and scientific integrity, and a threat to white collar jobs and our democratic institutions.

How concerned should we be about generative artificial intelligence (AI)? The developers of ChatGPT describe it as “a model… which interacts in a conversational way” while also calling it a “horrible product” for its inconsistent results.

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