Chances are, you’ve heard the name ChatGPT a million times in recent weeks. With so much information scattered around the web, bold claims, and endless social media posts, it might be hard to grasp the full essence of what ChatGPT can do for us. To some it seems like another AI tool (just a bit more hyped up), to others it signifies the end of the world as we know it. We decided to dig deeper into what society thinks about this whole big thing that generative AI is. After sending out a survey to internet users, collecting 945 responses, exploring notable examples of ChatGPT’s capacity, and experimenting with ChatGPT—it’s safe to say that some things managed to surprise us.