Episode 24: A Simple Exploration of ChatGPT

ChatGPT is all over the place and schools are trying to figure out how to manage some of the implications. We don't talk about any of that in this episode. Instead, Brian teaches Holly about what AI is and how it actually works. If you want to know more about what goes on behind the screen when you talk with ChatGPT, this episode is for you. Worth readingExplore ChatGPT in these curated resourcesChatGPT is a Blurry JPEG of the WebStephen Wolfram has a super in depth look at Large Language Model AI Timestamps0:00 Intro1:30 When was the term "artificial intelligence" first used?2:03 What is AI?2:53 What is "Machine Learning?"3:50 How does this relate to ChatGPT?4:35 What are the problems with this type of AI?5:15 How was ChatGPT trained?5:37 What do my students need to know?7:05 True/False: ChatGPT can access the Internet to find answers to questions.7:30 True/False: ChatGPT understands logic (true/false statements)8:17 True/False: ChatGPT can hallucinate.9:34 True/False: ChatGPT can’t remember it’s own name10:09 True/False: ChatGPT will produce the same answers for identical prompts10:49 True/False: ChatGPT can summarize current events