Is ChatGPT a friend or foe in the war on misinformation? A South African perspective.
The release of ChatGPT at the end of 2022 met with fears and optimism. One particularly important avenue of research that is emerging revolves around ChatGPT's ability to provide accurate and unbiased information on a variety of topics. Given the interest that Google and Microsoft have shown in simi...
| Publicado en: | Communicare Vol. 42; no. 2; pp. 3 - 17 |
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Communicare, Journal for Communication Sciences in South Africa
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