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Can we just have one day when no one mentions AI?

The gap between hype and reality is frustratingly wide and growing.

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The writer says that since ChatGPT’s launch, the gap between insider and amateur AI knowledge seems to be widening rather than narrowing.

The writer says that since ChatGPT’s launch, the gap between insider and amateur AI knowledge seems to be widening rather than narrowing.

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Pilita Clark

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On the first Monday of August, artificial intelligence made it into headlines around the world more than 2,100 times. 

AI was reported to be scamming people in Malaysia; learning the Luganda language in Uganda; reshaping the Indian tech sector; and creating billionaires across the US and China.

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