Walk up to anyone and ask if they know what ChatGPT is: they’ll very likely offer an explanation. Now ask if they know what GPT stands for. Shrugging shoulders and empty stares will follow.
There is a chasm between our enthusiasm for artificial intelligence and our understanding of it. Everyone has opined about AI over the past year, opining on whether it willl cut jobs or create new ones, whether it will transform our lives or kill us all. But next to no one is familiar with even the basic terminology, let alone how it all works.
