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A Closer Look: Did you catch the article ChatGPT wrote for us?

The National looks at the new AI software and whether it can do our job as well as we can

The National

January 19, 2023

A Closer Look is The National's show where we take an in-depth look at one of the main stories of the week.

Artificial intelligence has been around for a while but recently, a new kind of software has captured people's attention.

ChatGPT is a programme that allows users to generate anything from computer coding, limericks and, as we discovered, entire news articles.

Here, host Sarah Forster speaks to reporter Nick Webster about what this technology can do and how it can be used in the future.

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Is AI the future of art? — in pictures

Argentine artist Sofia Crespo holds one of her works as she poses for a photo at the Estrela garden in Lisbon on June 8, 2022. AFP
Argentine artist Sofia Crespo holds one of her works as she poses for a photo at the Estrela garden in Lisbon on June 8, 2022. AFP
Sofia Crespo creates her works with the help of artificial intelligence. AFP
Sofia Crespo creates her works with the help of artificial intelligence. AFP
She is part of the 'generative art' movement, where humans create rules for computers which then use algorithms to generate new forms, ideas and patterns. AFP
She is part of the 'generative art' movement, where humans create rules for computers which then use algorithms to generate new forms, ideas and patterns. AFP
Sofia Crespo holds one of her works as she poses for a photo. AFP
Sofia Crespo holds one of her works as she poses for a photo. AFP
Undated handout photo issued by Aidan Meller of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, painted by an ultra-realistic humanoid robot artist. The painting, titled 'Algorithm Queen', was painted by Ai-Da robot, an AI robot built in 2019 that creates drawings, paintings and sculptures.
Undated handout photo issued by Aidan Meller of a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, painted by an ultra-realistic humanoid robot artist. The painting, titled 'Algorithm Queen', was painted by Ai-Da robot, an AI robot built in 2019 that creates drawings, paintings and sculptures.
The Ai-Da robot, the world's first ultra-realistic humanoid robot, on view for a show organised by the Concilio Europeo dell'Arte (Council of Europe) at the 59th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy, on April 20, 2022. EPA
The Ai-Da robot, the world's first ultra-realistic humanoid robot, on view for a show organised by the Concilio Europeo dell'Arte (Council of Europe) at the 59th International Art Exhibition in Venice, Italy, on April 20, 2022. EPA
Ai-Da paints an image during a photocall in central London. AFP
Ai-Da paints an image during a photocall in central London. AFP
Updated: March 06, 2024, 8:22 AM`
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