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What is ChatGPT, the AI software taking the internet by storm? – BBC News

ChatGPT is a viral sensation which is taking the internet by storm.

From writing essays to composing poetry and limericks, the artificial intelligence is the most accessible tool of its kind to date – and anyone can start up a conversation with the chatbot.

But while its popularity is soaring amid reports that OpenAI, the company behind ChatGPT, is closing in on a $10bn investment from Microsoft, there are fears the technology could cause more harm than good.

Schools in New York City have already banned ChatGPT amid fears pupils could use the technology to do their homework, while the way that the AI learns means that it has absorbed harmful material which exists on the web.

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23 Best Things I saw in Vegas at CES 2023

Ecoflow Blade lawnmower; Eye Detekt fire detection; Ring Car Cam; Shiftall VR mask; Nanoleaf Sense+; Heat it! Bug bite treatment; Alfred Wi-Charge; Lockly Flex Touch Pro; Matter SwitchBot Hub 2; Matter Homey Pro hub; Matter cube light from Yeelight; Eve motion blinds roller; Samsung Fridges; Samsung Bespoke Fridges; Candela electric boat; GE Profile Stand Mixer; Roborock S8 Pro Ultra; TP-Link Slim with Lidar; Kohler Sprig

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Will Robots Replace Fast Food Workers?

This robot named Flippy runs the fry station at a White Castle outside of Chicago. With a mechanical arm and using computer vision technology Flippy can cook everything from french fries and onion rings to cheese sticks. White Castle said it plans to add 100 Flippy’s to its kitchens’ nationwide. Up to 82% of restaurant positions could, to some extent, be replaced by robots. Automation could save U.S. fast food restaurants over $12 billion in annual wages. And restaurants are also struggling to find workers. American restaurants are down more than 560,000 jobs or about 4.6% of its workforce from their pre-pandemic levels. So what impact will robots have on the fast food industry and the livelihood of its workers? CNBC got a behind the scenes look at restaurant robot maker Miso Robotics to find out.

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How to Stop (And Even Reverse) Aging

What does the future of aging and longevity hold? Can science hack the human lifespan? Even if we can, SHOULD we…?

People aren’t dying as early or as easily as they used to. Innovations in modern medicine, health, and hygiene helped us extend our lives by decades, but what comes next? Would you rather live to be a healthy and hearty 90 or live to be 150 but wither away for the last 60 years? We’ll talk about it in this episode of Far Out.

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