ChatGPT has thrust the power and possibility of artificial intelligence (AI) into the mainstream.
The disruptive technology has been used by students to complete assignments to politicians delivering speeches.
Examples emerge every day of its capacity to translate human thoughts and prompts into prose that is almost indistinguishable to that created by humans.
The fast-paced evolution of AI technology has divided opinion, with critics concerned bots like ChatGPT will cost humans jobs and erode true personal interaction.
But global estimates are that AI will contribute up to USD$16 trillion to the global economy by the end of the decade. CSIRO research has predicted Australian industry will need up to 161,000 new specialist workers in AI by 2030.
Adelaide is at the forefront of the research and development in machine learning and computer vision through the University of Adelaide’s Australian Institute for Machine Learning (AIML) based at Lot Fourteen.
Machine learning underpins business models of the largest corporations and has the potential to deliver massive social, economic and environmental benefits.