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John Harden

The rise of ChatGPT – a cautionary tale for shadow IT

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The launch of the AI chatbot ChatGPT marked one of the most heavily utilized software application releases in history. Developer OpenAI said that ChatGPT acquired 1 million users within five days of its debut in November 2022. By comparison, Instagram took 2.5 months to reach 1 million registrations.

ChatGPT became an immediate sensation due to its remarkable ability for natural language processing that mimics human speech and writing. Very quickly, workers everywhere started downloading the app to help with professional tasks such as drafting marketing content and writing software code.

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