ChatGPT stands for 'Chat Generative Pre-Trained Transformer'; Built to assist users with any topic or idea they are researching with a modifyable level of depth and length. This AI is created to mimic human-like conversation and can respond to questions based on a large variety of subjects. This OpenAI was opened and developed by a group of technicians such as ELON MUSK and SAM ALTMAN. Elon Musk was the cofounder and donated 50 million to developement. The goal was to create an AI that could assist people all over the world in any way that they required.
The aspect of an adaptive and learning AI sparks controversy and debate. However, its ability to scour the web and converse with people allows it to be greatly beneficial for learning, recieving, and processing information. Some advantages are that it is a great time saver, allowing people to learn information in depth with minimal research as well as being highly precise. Some disadvantages however, are the fact that such an all-knowing AI halts human creativity. Human emotion and human touch are essential in stories, art, and writing. AI takes that aspect out and increases laziness in people as well as resulting in job loss/replacement.
Only a few countries have banned OpenAI. This includes: Russia, China, North Korea, Cuba, Iran, Syria, and Italy. While most have banned it for privacy concerns, Russia, N. Korea, and China all claim that the AI was made to be used by the US to spread misinformation and propoganda.