ChatGPT's year on: From viral AI bot to OpenAI's boardroom battle
We asked ChatGPT, OpenAI's viral chatbot, how it felt on its first birthday. This was its reply: "Thank you for the birthday wishes! However, it's important to note that as a computer program, I don't have feelings or consciousness, so I don't experience emotions like humans do." Still, its uncannily human-like responses have taken the world by storm in the past year. And while it has answered millions of user prompts, its growing i NFL uence has raised questions about the role of AI in society. Its parent, OpenAI, was also jolted this month by a tumultuous boardroom battle that saw the sudden ouster and return of CEO Sam Altman. ChatGPT became the fastest-growing software application in the world within six months of its launch. It also sparked the launch of rival chatbots from Microsoft, Alphabet and a bevvy of startups that tapped the hype to secure billions in funding. The generative AI craze has disrupted several ind...