I asked Open AI’s ChatGPT about responsible innovation. This is what I got

The just-released conversational chatbot has an impressive ability to convey complex concepts in understandable language

Andrew Maynard
EDGE OF INNOVATION

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There’s been a flurry of interest in Open AI’s ChatGPT bot since was opened up to the public last week — and for good reason. The bot is remarkably good at providing informed responses and engaging in conversations that feel authentic.

Since ChatGPT’s release there’s been a lot of interest in how human the bot seems, and how good it is at pulling together information in coherent ways. It can answer simple questions with clarity. It can converse fluidly with users. It can help with writing and debugging code. It can even complete course assignments for students!

Playing around with the ChatGPT interface though, I was particularly interested in its ability to synthesize information in ways that make it accessible and understandable to a broad audience — especially around concepts that are complex, obscure, and often conveyed in such convoluted ways by experts that they become impenetrable.

And where better to start than with my own field of socially responsible and ethical technology innovation.

“ChatGPT, what is…

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Andrew Maynard
EDGE OF INNOVATION

Scientist, author, & Professor of Advanced Technology Transitions at Arizona State University