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From the Editor's Desk How Will AI Like ChatGPT Change Education for Our Children? These are some of the questions teachers, professors, and college deans have been asking themselves since November, when new technology called ChatGPT (short for chat generative pre-trained transformer, in case it ever comes up in a trivia game) debuted. ChatGPT is a text-generating bot made by artificial intelligence lab Open AI, and it has quickly fascinated and terrified those who have tested it to see what it can do. Need a version of "The Star-Spangled Banner" written in the style of the Broadway musical Hamilton? Or a 500-word college essay explaining why a high school senior would want to attend the University of Pennsylvania? ChatGPT can produce surprisingly impressive versions of either in 30 seconds or less. It is a brave new world. Continued here TradeBriefs: Newsletters for Decision-Makers! Our advertisers help fund the daily operations of TradeBriefs. We request you to accept our promotional emails. Want the newsletters, without the promotional mailers? Get an (ad-free) subscription to TradeBriefs Premium for just $2 per month. Access to premium content | No advertisement mailers Work Russia-Ukraine war at a glance: what we know on day 372 of the invasion Russia loses 130 tanks in three-week Vuhledar battle; Zelenskiy adviser says Ukraine may withdraw from Bakhmut Work Romania PM unveils AI ‘adviser’ to tell him what people think in real time Ion's unveiling came as Romania and Moldova pledged on Wednesday to boost economic ties following Russia's invasion of Ukraine, and Bucharest reiterated support for ChiÈ™inău's bid to join the European Union. � � � Work West presses UAE to clamp down on suspected Russia sanctions busting We use cookies and other data for a number of reasons, such as keeping FT Sites reliable and secure, personalising content and ads, providing social media features and to analyse how our Sites are used. 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