“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” AI-text generators as explained by ChatGPT
ISSN: 0741-9058
Article publication date: 22 March 2023
Issue publication date: 16 May 2023
Abstract
Purpose
The purpose of this column is to provide a foundational understanding of the technology behind ChatGPT, the chatbot released by OpenAI that has suddenly generated headlines on the topic. Text is foundational to modern communication.
Design/methodology/approach
This was written almost entirely through asking ChatGPT questions and verifying the answers along with some light editing.
Findings
This column summarizes the deep learning model that makes ChatGPT function, as well as some of its key features such as its use of attention mechanisms and transformer architecture that allow its responses to focus on the right concepts. It also explores some of the potential controversies around this technology, with an emphasis on bias and false information.
Originality/value
For information professionals having a foundation for understanding these concepts will continue to be relevant into the future.
Keywords
Acknowledgements
Corrigendum: It has come to the attention of the publisher that the article: Fernandez, P. (2023), ‘“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” AI-text generators as explained by ChatGPT’, Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 40 No. 3, pp. 11-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHTN-02-2023-0017 did not include a disclaimer regarding the nature of ChatGPT outputs.
In relation to the study's question: [Q]: Can you provide me with some citations to academic papers related to this conversation?
The author would like to note that these are citations generated by ChatGPT. It is not a reference list generated by the author. Six of the citations generated by ChatGPT do not reference genuine articles, one citation references a genuine article, and one citation is an incorrect reference to a genuine article.
Citation
Fernandez, P. (2023), "“Through the looking glass: envisioning new library technologies” AI-text generators as explained by ChatGPT", Library Hi Tech News, Vol. 40 No. 3, pp. 11-14. https://doi.org/10.1108/LHTN-02-2023-0017
Publisher
:Emerald Publishing Limited
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