Is ChatGPT a boon or bane?

ChatGPT (Chat Generative Pre-training Transformer), a generative language model using artificial intelligence (AI), is a game changer that has been welcomed with open arms as well as created worry.

Developed by OpenAI and launched on Nov 30, 2022, the platform, which is created to respond to questions typed in any natural language, has been a boon.

Users may type in any question such as the complicated "how do you turn on a microwave oven via my Wi-Fi?" to the creative, such as "write a song based on my date of birth".

In academia, the birth of ChatGPT has been welcomed, but experts feel that over-reliance on it could impair critical thinking among varsity students.