ttbn- The basic technology behind ChatGPT is similar as far as I know to the psychology program Eliza from the hebrew professor of computer science Weizenbaum in the 60's but on the techniques of ethnic Baptist Psychologist "Rogers" but it takes the data from web searches.

Try Eliza here...
http://web.njit.edu/~ronkowit/eliza.html

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ELIZA
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joseph_Weizenbaum
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carl_Rogers

So ChatGPT in a sense isn't new- but it's a bit scary. Also there are similar programs that create graphics, etc based on search terms.

The name Eliza was based on the character "Eliza Doolittle" from Irishman George Bernard Shaw's play Pygmalion the 1938 film Pygmalion, the 1956 musical "My Fair Lady" and its 1964 film version.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pygmalion_(play)

Eliza is apparently considered as one of the first computer programs to satisfy the Turing Test of artificial intelligence.

The article from Forbes below talks about ChatGPT and similar programs- the Deep Nostalgia program looks interesting-

"Deep Nostalgia- Do you have historic family photographs of distant relatives or ancestors who you’d like to see in motion? This innovative tool lets you animate the faces in family photos so you can see them smile, blink, and laugh, just as if you had recorded a video of them back in the day."

http://www.forbes.com/sites/bernardmarr/2023/02/28/beyond-chatgpt-14-mind-blowing-ai-tools-everyone-should-be-trying-out-now/?sh=7b23a0907a1b

Deep Nostalgia
Cleanup.Pictures
Legal Robot

Dali-E 2
Stable Diffusion 2
Soundraw
Podcastle
Gen-1

These programs will probably prompt many to post information about themselves on the web that subsequently becomes a personal security issue. One item highlighted here is the borderless nature of the internet- something that may need to be remedied. Language still creates borders between different cultures and exploitation but this is also being broken down through AI. Tools can be powerful but they can also hurt or maim or even kill the user- don't slip with your chisel! Many famous last words in this space.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Darwin_Awards