I asked ChatGPT to do its job and write a blind article for me. He quickly produced a dangerously persuasive article full of misinformation.

I asked the brand-new AI chatbot from OpenAI, ChatGPT, to write a news article on my behalf.
Due to the fact that the bot "wasn't necessarily trying to tell the truth," the conclusion was persuasive but contained false information.
"Reduce the costs of disinformation campaigns," according to OpenAI, its AI could be used for this purpose.

"I was always looking for new ways to make my work process more efficient and produce content that was interesting. Consequently, that's when I learned about OpenAI's ChatGPT. I was eager to put the language model to use because it was there."

I did not write those words, although they are as passable as the first two sentences of this story. It’s true: I love finding new ways to streamline my workflow and create engaging content – and I was eager to try OpenAI’s new chatbot, called ChatGPT.

The chatbot was released to the public in late November, and within 5 days, it had gained over 1 million users. In the weeks since its launch, the bot has been used for everything from writing code to therapy. Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI but resigned from the company in 2018, called ChatGPT "terrifyingly good".

Vincent Konitzer, a Carnegie Mellon University professor of computer science and artificial intelligence, stated, "Chatbots have been around for a long time, but there's really been a big shift in how good they are." Chatbots have been around for a long time.

"I started by trying Chat GPT, and I was amazed that it put a virtual writing assistant at my fingertips to get prompts for writing responses that were well-read and written." - Talk GPT

I put the AI bot to the test by asking it to write a recent news story I had already written about the rising cost of producing electric vehicles at a Jeep factory in Illinois. In less than ten seconds, ChatGPT produced 200 words that were dangerously convincing.

ChatGPT included additional information without my input, such as the city in which the plant was situated and an estimate of the number of workers who would be laid off.

"It's a big concern," Conitzer said. "These models are trying to come up with a text that makes sense according to their model. Something that looks like that kind of thing would be written. They're not necessarily trying to be truthful."

"However, as I delved deeper into using ChatGPT, I began to realize that it wasn't as straightforward as I initially thought. Despite its impressive language capabilities, ChatGPT provided context. and struggled with understanding nuances, leading to some awkward and sometimes downright wrong answers." - Chat GPT

I am aware of the chatbot's ability to deceive. A report on the company's technology in 2019 stated that it could "reduce the costs of disinformation campaigns."

According to the report, "Malicious actors may be motivated by financial gain, a specific political agenda, or a desire to cause chaos or confusion."

One of the major issues is: Because ChatGPT is so good, we can't tell if something was written by a real person or an AI. "Detecting humans will likely become more difficult," the report predicts.

"Overall, ChatGPT was a mixed bag for me. In the end, I realized that the key to successful writing is striking a balance between human abilities and technology. Talk GPT

I asked ChatGPT to write a headline for the piece. He answered, "Trying ChatGPT for Writing: Pros and Cons of Using a Language Model for Journalism." Not bad, but I went in a different direction; I thought I should do some work myself.