ChatGPT is having a ‘breakdown’ – and it’s the most human it’s ever been

The AI tech seems to be having a midlife meltdown and is answering questions with gibberish or threats. And it’s never sounded more like us, reckons Ryan Coogan

OpenAI said it would put users in control of the memory feature (Alamy/PA)

Ryan Coogan
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There’s a lot of controversy around AI technologies at the minute. Some are worried that they will replace workers in an economy where it’s already impossible to get a job. Others are worried about what they will do to our sense of creativity, seeing the proliferation of AI art as an example of our ever-lowering cultural standards.

Those are fair points, but at the end of the day, AI is just another tool for use by humans. It’s a neutral, calculating system that relies on logic to provide users with convenient access to cold, hard facts. The idea that it will one day spiral out of our control is the stuff of science fiction, and not something we really need to take seriously.