Is ChatGPT a high-tech breakthrough?

Editor's Note: Artificial intelligence-powered chatbot, ChatGPT, has been a hot topic of online discussions mainly for its "chatty" nature. Is ChatGTP a new technology revolution? In which areas has it made breakthroughs and what are its shortcomings? Three experts share their views on these issues with China Daily's Zhao Manfeng.

ChatGPT is high-tech progress, not a revolution

ChatGPT is a powerful chatbot developed by OpenAI and launched in November 2022. Built on top of OpenAI's GPT-3 family of large language models, it engages in human-like dialogue when prompted. It is designed to respond in a natural, intuitive way and has numerous potential uses.