The release of ChatGPT and other generative artificial
intelligence ("generative AI") has been a boon for many
industries, from marketing to healthcare – or so it is
perceived by most to be that way. The focus in the media has
largely been on the beneficial uses of these systems in various
commercial enterprises which include, but are not limited to, the
following:
- Software development and testing;
- Research and development; and
- Publishing, media, and writing.
Concomitant with the release of ChatGPT has been the
encouragement of its use for the purposes of materializing or
executing ideas (for example, telling the bot to write a 150-word
story about a heroic butterfly conquering a dragon), but also for
testing and developing ideas (for example, generating test cases
for software development). The appeal lies in the fact that the bot
can save a person time and effort; however, the indiscriminate use
of generative AI can present real risks and be damaging