ChatGPT: deconstructing the debate and moving it forward

Large language models such as ChatGPT enable users to automatically produce text but also raise ethical concerns, for example about authorship and deception. This paper analyses and discusses some key philosophical assumptions in these debates, in particular assumptions about authorship and language...

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Published in:AI & society 2024-10, Vol.39 (5), p.2221-2231
Main Authors: Coeckelbergh, Mark, Gunkel, David J.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Algorithms
Artificial Intelligence
Authorship
Chatbots
Computer Science
Control
Debates
Engineering Economics
Ethics
Language
Large language models
Logistics
Main Paper
Marketing
Mechatronics
Methodology of the Social Sciences
Organization
Performing Arts
Philosophy
Robotics
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Summary:Large language models such as ChatGPT enable users to automatically produce text but also raise ethical concerns, for example about authorship and deception. This paper analyses and discusses some key philosophical assumptions in these debates, in particular assumptions about authorship and language and—our focus—the use of the appearance/reality distinction. We show that there are alternative views of what goes on with ChatGPT that do not rely on this distinction. For this purpose, we deploy the two phased approach of deconstruction and relate our finds to questions regarding authorship and language in the humanities. We also identify and respond to two common counter-objections in order to show the ethical appeal and practical use of our proposal.
ISSN:0951-5666
1435-5655
DOI:10.1007/s00146-023-01710-4