NPR’s Scott Detrow speaks with Cal Newport, author and computer science professor at Georgetown, about AI’s limitations and if progress within the industry has stalled.
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SCOTT DETROW, HOST:
I just asked ChatGPT to write an introduction to a radio segment about artificial intelligence. My prompt – write a 30-second introduction for a radio news segment. The topic of the segment – how after years of promise and sky-high expectations, there are suddenly doubts about whether the technology will hit a ceiling. Here’s part of what we got.
(Reading) For years, it was hailed as the future –