On World Cup Players, Teams and Benefits, from an AI Chatbot (ChatGPT)
Last week, the public release of ChatGPT, a conversational AI service,triggered significant media coverage including “The Brilliance and Weirdness of ChatGPT”, “Google Faces a Serious Threat From ChatGPT”, “ChatGPT Is Dumber Than You Think” and “Will the AI Chatbot Replace Us?”
ChatGPT was developed by OpenAI with involvement from Sam Altman, Reid Hoffman, Microsoft and Khosla Ventures.
To illustrate its use, the following are ChatGPT's responses on World Cup players, teams and benefits:
Who are the best World Cup players? "It is difficult to say who the best World Cup players are, as soccer is a team sport and the success of a team at the World Cup can depend on many factors, including tactics, strategy, team chemistry, and luck. However, some of the most famous and successful players in World Cup history include Pelé, Diego Maradona, Lionel Messi, Cristiano Ronaldo, and Lothar Matthäus. These players are known for their exceptional skill, talent, and leadership abilities, and have helped their teams to win multiple World Cup titles."
Who are the great World Cup teams? "There have been many great World Cup teams throughout the history of the tournament. Some teams that have consistently performed well at the World Cup and have won the tournament multiple times include Brazil, Germany, Italy, and Argentina. These teams have a long history of success at the international level and have consistently produced many talented and skilled players. Other great World Cup teams include the Netherlands, Spain, Uruguay, and France, all of which have won the tournament at least once and have consistently been among the top teams in the world."
What are the benefits of the World Cup? "The World Cup is an international soccer tournament held every four years. One of the main benefits of the World Cup is that it brings together teams and playersfrom all over the world, promoting international cooperation and competition. The tournament also generates a great deal of excitement and interest from fans and spectators, which can help to promote the sport of soccer and increase its popularity. In addition, the World Cup can provide a boost to the local economy of the host country through increased tourism and related spending. Finally, the World Cup can also serve as a platform for promoting important social and cultural issues to a global audience."
OUR TAKE
ChatGPT has increased our understanding of artificial intelligence's potential. Its uses may be broad-based including customer service, diagnostic/testing, education/research and digital companion applications.
ChatGPT’s conversational interface is part of its appeal; but its success is dependent on the use of quality data and algorithms – and minimizing “garbage in, garbage out” dynamics.
Concerns about ChatGPT include 1) its lack of information source transparency, 2) embedded bias risk and 3) using approximate rather than exact analysis - which can reduce the accuracy of math and science related responses.
AI services will become more pervasive (leveraging computer vision, voice recognition and more), but artificial general intelligence, which duplicates the broad set of human skills and behaviors, remains a long way off.