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AI keeps going wrong. What if it can’t be fixed?

AI keeps going wrong. What if it can’t be fixed?

Pessimists warn it could wipe out humanity. Optimists hail a medical revolution. But sceptics argue that the technology is simply flawed.

The chatbot was speaking complete gibberish. “To rev the virgate, it’s enley to instil group danters,” it told one user. “I’m by. I’m in. I’m for, I’m from, I’m that,” it told another.

Some users joked that it had ingested acid – or too much James Joyce. Others found that it spoke like an English tourist in Spain’s Costa del Sol: “Muchas gracias for your understanding, y I’ll ensure we’re being as crystal-clear como l’eau from now on.” It was February 21, and ChatGPT was broken.

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