How ChatGPT could be the next industrial revolution
ChatGPT is a cutting-edge AI technology developed by OpenAI that is easily accessible to the public. It is a large language model that can generate human-like responses to prompts, allowing it to answer questions, write stories, and engage in conversation.
As this technology continues to advance, it is becoming the foundation for many other AI applications. Companies such as Synthenesia, Midjourney, Riffusion, Writesonic, and Durable.co are just a few examples of the rapidly growing field of AI automation. These AI's capabilities are impressive and are constantly improving, allowing them to create art, code, graphic design, and even write and create speaking characters - and this is just the start. It is without a doubt that AI will be our next industrial revolution, and this can be for the better or for the worse, the choice is ours.
Scientific writers must understand what these new AI bring to the table and how to use them effectively WITHOUT fearing their repercussions.
Humans tend to freak out when it comes to change, especially technological change. They resist it, saying it'll be the end of mankind's ability to do things for themselves. That we as a collective will lose certain abilities to think and act critically. But let's be real, the same thing was said with the invention of the tractor.
Yes, chatGPT will automate a lot of the writing process and this is what science writers fear will be the end of our critical thinking abilities. AI is a powerful tool; this should excite us not scare us. ChatGPT still requires our input, and ideas to operate, it just expands on them. If used correctly, chatGPT can be like a tractor carrying a scientist through the fields of clunky sentences and confusing ideas with ease and elegance. If scientific writers can learn to use chatGPT as a powerful tool and not fear it, it will become a whole lot easier to communicate their science to the masses. Imagine a world where research papers have become so easy to read that your fifteen-year-old niece could pick up a paper in the waiting room and develop a new appreciation and understanding of rocket science before her cavity checkup.
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