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When investing, don’t succumb to AI fear

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    • ChatGPT and other large language models seem intelligent, but in fact merely regurgitate prior programming.
    • ChatGPT and other large language models seem intelligent, but in fact merely regurgitate prior programming. PHOTO: PIXABAY

    Ken Fisher

    Published Mon, Sep 4, 2023 · 05:00 AM

    IT HAS been 10 months since ChatGPT’s debut sparked an artificial intelligence (AI) craze. Society still can’t conclude what this implies.

    One recent survey illustrates the ideological split: Roughly half of Singapore’s respondents said they fear AI. The other half said it will boost Singapore’s economy.

    Hyper-enthusiasts go further, and see AI as a highway to vast wealth: the next dot-com-style boom. Which is it?

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