ChatGPT has gone viral since OpenAI released the text-based artificial intelligence tool last month. It’s the latest development in the world of generative AI, which has attracted billions of dollars in funding from tech investors. “ChatGPT, as currently conceived, is a parlor trick,” said Bern Elliot, a vice president at Gartner. In a year that’s turned into a dud for the technology sector, with mass layoffs, wrecked stock prices and crypto catastrophes dominating the headlines, ChatGPT has served as a reminder that innovation is still happening.
