I think GPT-3 is the most overrated development in the 2020s.
It's great at getting answers that are almost right and it reveals dangerous vulnerabilities in our "social software".
That is, it can do a great job of creating shitposts like Elon Musk's tweets or opinion columns for the New York Times. It can simulate the writings of a high-status person who is never held accountable for being right or wrong.
It can't do the job of a proofreader, janitor or anybody else who is judged on doing their job right.
It's great at getting answers that are almost right and it reveals dangerous vulnerabilities in our "social software".
That is, it can do a great job of creating shitposts like Elon Musk's tweets or opinion columns for the New York Times. It can simulate the writings of a high-status person who is never held accountable for being right or wrong.
It can't do the job of a proofreader, janitor or anybody else who is judged on doing their job right.