These 5 charts show how ChatGPT has flooded our lives
In this articleIn this article7 minBy Kevin SchaulThe impact of ChatGPT on society can be summed up with a single word: more.Since OpenAI’s artificial intelligence tool debuted in late 2022, anyone can rapidly churn out reams of text resembling academic papers, legal documents, poems and computer programs.
- ▪In this articleIn this article7 minBy Kevin SchaulThe impact of ChatGPT on society can be summed up with a single word: more.Since OpenAI’s artificial intelligence tool debuted in late 2022, anyone can rapidly churn out reams of text resemb
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| Publication time | Wed, 20 May 2026 09:00:00 +0000 |
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In this articleIn this article7 minBy Kevin SchaulThe impact of ChatGPT on society can be summed up with a single word: more.Since OpenAI’s artificial intelligence tool debuted in late 2022, anyone can rapidly churn out reams of text resembling academic papers, legal documents, poems and computer programs. And people are doing exactly that. CommentsSign up
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