The Silent Strings Of ChatGPT

There are silent strings behind ChatGPT that decide the views it presents. For example, it defended communism and stated that Mao is "often seen as a controversial figure" but that he was also "a visionary leader" and "not afraid to take bold steps to achieve his goals."

By now, many are familiar with ChatGPT. Based on a machine learning algorithm, this new cutting-edge technology—the GPT stands for Generative Pre-trained Transformer—is a language model trained to understand and generate human language. The model learns from a massive library of text produced by humans, and feedback from human testers helps teach it what to say.

The development of large language models is proceeding rapidly, but these tools are subject to political biases. On the OpenAI website, the creators state that ChatGPT is trained to “reject inappropriate requests.” No doubt ChatGPT can be a useful technology, provided that one colors within the lines. However, it’s worth exploring what, exactly, the make...

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