ChatGPT Will Be the Calculator for Writing, Top Economist Says

  • Stanford professor says AI could reduce mindless, rote work
  • Predicts new technology will “augment our ability to write”

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ChatGPT, the artificial intelligence system that can produce sophisticated essays on complex subjects in seconds, will become the “calculator for writing,” according to a leading economist.

Erik Brynjolfsson, professor of economics and information technology at Stanford University, said the chat bot “will get rid of a lot of routine, rote type of work and at the same time people using it may be able to do more creative work.”