The same way I do now, as a 66-year-old retiree, I adapt. I have taken up hobbies and interests within my means and capabilities. In my particular case, digital art, creative writing, poetry, and self-publishing what I produce.

The world has changed since I was young; none of the digital resources existed when I was born. We adopt and adapt to change... It is the only way forward.

We have the technology now to provide for all, we simply choose not to. Free health care in the United States, functioning in a manner similar to that common in the European Union, is possible, but the majority choose not to allow its introduction.

The singularity will hopefully be the catalyst for the social change, and social expectation, that will be the foundation for the development of a post scarcity civilization.

A nanotechnology based fabrication technology would be beneficial to the development of a post scarcity society, but not essential.

No one is claiming that ChatGPT can produce knowledge out of nothing. What is being demonstrated is that it can produce a summary of available knowledge in seconds, much faster, more concisely, and more accurately than most humans.

Real doctors will think of the liability, and tell you not to. Also ChatGPT does tell people to consult a medical professional.

Effectively we would have a world in which everyone is retired. Some would continue to work out of interest, a large part of that work being part-time and voluntary, or focused on arts and crafts. Just like retired people, myself included do now. It will take time for people to readjust. But it will happen.

If mankind creates a god in its own image, they are going to be really disappointed.

What a waste of time! Everyone knows alien spaceships are always fitted with cloaking devices to prevent detection.

"It is important to note..." is my favourite ChatGPT phrase. It is such a nice academic phrase, and of course largely meaningless.

And yes, I know humans use it too.

The "I am a retired Professor stuff," was human written, I am flattered anyone would think otherwise. However, my point is that it doesn't matter who or what wrote it. It is the content, and the information it gets across that matters.

You obviously prefer the post truth, opinion before facts, society that is now becoming prevalent.

No. I am also a fan of Dalle-e2. I also write fiction, poetry and paint. All as an amateur. Human art and imagination are not lessened by AI. But very few humans create, most consume for entertainment. Few humans would care who the artist is, as long as the work holds value for them.

I one day hope to see something sensible, and well written. Oh! Wait! ChatGPT as arrived to reduce my pain.

I am a retired Professor. The responses in general are comprehensive and well written for the most part, certainly better than the average human. True, it makes errors, but so do humans. I imagine future iterations will improve in response, and will no doubt provide sources and references in an appropriate academic manner. Humans will no doubt express opinions rather than facts, in an uneducated, usually illiterate manner as they currently do.

Yes AI derived comments and responses have limitations, but so do humans, and the mess that passes for information following a Google search also has limitations. If an AI makes an error, we can take measures to correct it. If a human makes an error, any corrective actions will usually be ignored.

No. They are usually much better than the general crap posted by humans. They are much better written, less opinionated, and more accurate with the facts.

It's better at making up jokes than I am.

If you ask someone about a subject they have no knowledge of, would you expect a sensible and knowledgeable answer? I expect different AI models will be developed for different aspects of knowledge, with another AI assigning queries to different models. The real problem is assigning validity to knowledge in the provided data sets.

It's early days. Its data set is limited, an interesting experiment though.

I should have clarified, its data set is drawn from the internet. A data set that has been filtered for a reasonably accurate response.

ChatGPT doesn't solve problems in and of itself, it is better to think of it as a good interface to the information that is on the internet. Essentially ChatGPT is drawing on scientific papers available online, and providing a concise summary. Unfortunately, at this time it does not provide the source of the information it is providing which provides naive users the impression that it is originating solutions, rather than regurgitating information.

Well ChatGPT does know how to capitalize, punctuate, and express itself gramatically.

That's why automation and robotisation is so important.

Less population, less demand.