How dangerous is Chat GPT?

February 5, 2025

Continuing where I left off with yesterday’s post, in which I had asked Chat GPT to write a blog post for me:

Imagine a world where all writing and the “thinking” behind it is done for you by AI /Chat GPT.

That means there is no need to teach writing and all that goes with it. Things young people of the future will never learn: How to organize your thoughts on a topic. How to research it. How to express it coherently in your own words.

How to think.

Yes. That would mean there is no need for humans to think.

No need for personal expression. That feeling creative people get when they finish a great poem that expresses their emotions. Or an essay that puts out exactly how they feel. Or think. Because there would be no outlet for those feelings. No thinking.

How would this impact our world?

These are the questions that came up when I asked Chat GPT to write a blog post in my style.  (Read it here). The instant response I received chilled me to the bone because it was pretty much right on the money for my style and topics.

When “literature” is created by AI, what happens to authors? To new writers whose work doesn’t appear on line and can’t be accessed and parsed into “new work,” like mine was?

What happens to professionals like lawyers or physicians, when their input is reduced down to data? When the human factor and nuance of medical care or legal advice is no longer in the mix.

And what happens to our educational system, when kids no longer need to learn because a machine will do the “thinking” for them?

What happens physically to our brains?

As we consume all the propaganda about how helpful AI and Chat GPT are, let’s remember what it really means.

Dangerous. Very Dangerous.

 

10 comments on “How dangerous is Chat GPT?
  1. I would like to read the sample AI but the link is not wotking.

  2. Jennifer says:

    I will admit I wrote a couple of my old blog posts with AI towards the end when I wasn’t getting the same enjoyment out of blogging that I used to get. But I haven’t used ChatGPT since. The implications for critical thinking and imaginative thought are scary. On the other hand, I will admit I like that when I search for something online, I now get a summary of the subject. However, I was intrigued when I typed a question about the implications of its use and got back this response: “While it can be a valuable tool for enhancing certain aspects of learning, there are concerns about over-reliance leading to a decline in essential cognitive skills.” So even ChatGPT is concerned. LOL. However, it did come up with a thoughtful plan for incorporating itself into the school curriculum, using it as a brainstorming step or even personalizing explanations to different students to help each learn in their way. It’s certainly something to consider, especially since it appears to be a part of our future whether we want it or not. It’s best to use it to our advantage before we lose generations of critical thinkers. And to our advantage does not mean using it to write research papers, essays, books, poems, or even blog posts.

    • …and yet, that is exactly what will happen because there is no way for lazy people or students to resist it. As a former college professor, I know exactly how it will be (ab)used!

  3. Laurie Stone says:

    Very troubling. I truly can’t imagine the implications of Chat GPT. Another long list of problems we have no control over. Sigh.

  4. I tend to think of it as a young, wild horse: uncontrollable and very, very dangerous. Such a horse is of no use, it only becomes useful once it is tamed – a difficult and with some horses, a life-threatening exercise. So I have been trying to tame AI into a useful format, some days with more success than others. The only way to have the slightest chance of doing that is to keep pace with new (daily) discoveries – I haven’t challenged myself like this in decades. At the moment, I’m still in the rodeo phase…

  5. Thanks. I have an ongoing struggle with my partner. We will play some word games together, and he often wants hints before we’re done and he frets over how quickly we can finish. I never care about the clock. I’m doing the puzzle for my brain health. And when I write, I’m writing for myself, for my sanity, for finding clarity, for creating connection and community. Hints for word puzzles don’t exercise my brain, and AI doesn’t help me find myself, clarity, sanity, or connection. I have to do it myself.

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