ChatGPT.
You've probably already heard of it
but this AI chatbot can write you almost anything you want.
Okay.
So how does it work?
GPT models
or generative pre-trained transformer models are like A.I.
language wizards.
They're trained on a ton of text data
and they learn how to predict
what word comes next in a sentence.
They use this fancy neural network called a transformer
to help them understand the context of the text.
So, they can generate new text that sounds pretty similar
to the text they were trained on
and once they're all trained up, we can use them for even cooler stuff
like language translation or answering questions.
Pretty neat, huh?
Okay.
The chat bot wrote that as well.
You might have guessed by how positive it was
about itself.
To be clear, chat bots aren't new.
They've actually been around since the 1960s
and while they've gotten a lot better over the last
ten years or so, their ability has been
pretty limited.
ChatGPT is different.
It's a field of
artificial intelligence known as generative A.I.,
which makes new content from previously learned patterns
and right now the world is going through a generative A.I.
boom.
Just when you think artificial intelligence
can't get more intelligent, it does.
You cannot tell me that that is me.
I came on here to frighten you,
so, mission accomplished.
Computers are becoming artists, musicians,
animators, architects, lawyers, doctors,
software developers, coders, journalists...
Basically, generative A.I.
models like ChatGPT are here to make aspects
of our lives a whole lot easier
and, no, the computer didn't tell me to say that.
Just watch.
This is Sam.
He's one of our graphics guys here at BTN,
and he's going to use ChatGPT to write some code
to help animate some of his graphics.
So, if I get it to, say, “write an After Effects
expression that counts
from 1000 to 3000”.
So this, yeah, as I said before, it shows you
what it wants you to do to help set the project up
but let's see what it actually does.
Pretty good. Pretty good.
It figured it out. Let’s see if it stops at 3000.
Pretty good.
Okay, so it sounds like it can be a pretty good timesaver.
Yeah, for sure.
Its application
is pretty limitless, which on one hand is exciting
but on the other hand, it's making some people a bit nervy.
Earlier this year, researchers found that
ChatGPT alone could pass the US medical licensing exam,
a test required for any doctor to practice medicine in the USA,
and one that usually takes about a year to prepare for.
I mean, in 2 seconds I could get
ChatGPT to write me
1500 words
on the impacts of the Industrial Revolution.
Ooh, the steam engine.
The point is this ability
to make coherent text that's often indistinguishable
from a human has got some people worried.
It's really important that teachers know what students know
what they've mastered and the gaps in their knowledge
and so on that basis, we've blocked it
from our education network.
Some schools in
the US have banned it from their classrooms,
and now public schools in Queensland, New South Wales
and WA have restricted access to the program.
Also, the group of eight universities,
that’s these ones,
have announced they'll be making some changes
to the way they do exams and assessments.
Obviously some teachers and schools are worried
that you guys will just chuck your work or exams
into ChatGPT and have it churn out an answer for you
rather than learning the work yourself.
As long as I don't get caught, then,
yeah, I would use it.
I would definitely not use it because
I strive to work hard
and I want to improve myself in my writing.
Expressing your thoughts into words
that is something really hard
but I feel like that technology, that software could help
express that a lot more clearly.
Your writing might not be completely yours,
like, it could set out a template for you to just
follow and change as you want.
I was told that a teacher tried to use it
for a lesson plan and it didn't do the best,
but it gave her a few ideas of what to do.
It's going to
affect the relationship
between a student and a teacher with the trust
between them.
I like to start from scratch
and just try and put my best foot forward.
About here is a good place to mention that ChatGPT,
and indeed most generative
A.I. programs like it, aren't perfect.
So, this model doesn't know when it doesn't know.
I'm talking about
the facts and the meanings.
This is Feras Dayoub from the Australian Institute
of Machine Learning.
So when you ask it
about something
and this something
you are asking about is not in the training data
and it's been never seen or there is
no knowledge in the model about it,
this model
can't just come back and say, “I don't know”,
it will fill the gaps.
Basically, the A.I.
is just trying to find patterns in the words it's learned,
and it's not exactly double checking
to make sure what it's saying is right.
CNET, a US based publication,
has been experimenting with AI written articles,
but it's already been called out for getting some obvious
details wrong,
even though they say
the articles have had a human proofread them.
But if you are not an expert
and you will trust everything,
sometimes you would be very, very wrong.
Basically, ChatGPT
is a good starting point, a useful brainstorming tool.
That's why the South Australian Government and South Australian
schools have taken a slightly different approach to A.I.
in the classroom.
I liken the debate around ChatGPT
and A.I. to the exact same debate
that we had when I was at high school
in the 1990s around the internet and Wikipedia.
Recognise this as a tool
that students have access to and then begin to say,
“How can we integrate it into curriculum?”
because it's important to note
ChatGPT is only the first.
While it won't be used in graded work like exams,
the South Australian Education Department says that A.I.
will be a massive part of our future
and wants students to understand how it works
and how it can help in their learning.
I think a lot of companies can see the potential for this.
It's a very exciting future.
What we are seeing here is a glimpse
to a very interesting future.
It's clear that ChatGPT, and other generative
A.I. models, have the potential to revolutionise industries
and transform the way we live and work.
As we continue to push the boundaries
of what is possible with A.I., we can only imagine the exciting
advancements and possibilities that lie ahead.