The success of large-scale language models like ChatGPT as part of the development of artificial intelligence makes the future even more uncertain than clichés would have us believe, and adds new urgency to age-old questions: Are we heading for a prosperous utopian future, or are we facing a world where we will eventually merge with machines, and enter a dark age where we will worship false gods that reflect our worst prejudices back to us?
Source: www.newscientist.com