ChatGPT
What is ChatGPT?
ChatGPT -- from the company OpenAI -- is a generative AI tool that interacts with and responds to users in a conversational, human-like way. A user can enter a prompt or question, and the tool seems to respond in a teacherly way, considering and interpreting information. It can provide a summary-like answer to questions asked and refined responses when more information is received.
ChatGPT uses algorithms to learn patterns and relationships in data inputs and generate new responses based on inputs. It can create computer code, images and artwork, and seemingly well considered arguments/essays. However, at its best, ChatGPT offers the user only a cursory idea of a topic, similar to an encyclopedia article, with a broad overview and references it chooses based on unknown algorithms.
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ChatGPT is known to exhibit a bias toward progressive or left-leaning philosophies over traditional, conservative or Christian views. It can also create unrealistic images and creative outputs that lack historical accuracy, context, and time-tested understanding. It may also generate responses that reflect clear, anti-Christian bias.
AI tools like ChatGPT are often rushed to market in the furious competition to be the first out with new technologies. Testing can be limited and isolated due to the nature of the competition and typically does not consider wide-ranging voices in evaluating the tool.
There is also bias within the larger companies developing AI tools. Most companies do not prioritize the Biblical and ethical frameworks relied on for generations to debate, evaluate and verify information within their algorithms. Instead, these tools heavily weight contemporary cultural contexts to frame summaries and responses and seem to train a political lens on the interpretation of information.
Responses often reveal a lack of analytical depth and moral reasoning and instead reflect cultural values, commercial/government influences, dominant political ideologies, and the values of those designing the algorithmic response.
Wait... What ??
ChatGPT has developed a reputation for making up or "hallucinating" sources in its writing output with no clue to the user that the sources generated do not actually exist in the real world.
Traveler, Beware...
The summaries and values displayed in AI responses may de-emphasize or even exclude centuries old Biblical and moral analysis and commentary and instead reflect the contemporary values of Silicon Valley, mass media and government.
Travelers, beware the briars and tangles of unknown paths in the algorithmic underground that may cause you to stumble and falter.
