On December 3, 2024, South Korean president Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, hurling his country into an ongoing political crisis that has already resulted in his impeachment and arrest. In their effort to reconstruct the events of the day, investigators uncovered a strange detail: Hours before the declaration, the president’s head of security was asking ChatGPT about coups.
The UK’s technology secretary, Peter Kyle, has asked ChatGPT for advice on why the adoption of artificial intelligence is so slow in the UK business community — and which podcasts he should appear on … ChatGPT returned a 10-point list of problems hindering adoption, including sections on “Limited Awareness and Understanding,” “Regulatory and Ethical Concerns” and “Lack of Government or Institutional Support.”
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