«Tell me about the future». Some reflections on generative AI, one year after ChatGPT’s launch
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Abstract
The release of ChatGPT in November 2022 has generated fears and hopes often out of proportion to the real capabilities and meanings of the technology in its current configuration. This article proposes a reorientation of academic attention in regard to Large Language Models, both in its short-term effects (on teaching, information management, scientific writing) and in its longer-term implications (on communication, the relationship with the human, and the very concepts of reasoning and intelligence).
Keywords
- artificial intelligence
- large language models
- artificial communication
- chatgpt
- chatbot
