Tag Archives: Ethan Mollick

Study finds AI-generated meme captions funnier than human ones on average

It’s worth clarifying that AI models did not generate the images used in the study. Instead, researchers used popular, pre-existing meme templates, and GPT-4o or human participants generated captions for them. More memes, not better memes When crowdsourced participants rated the memes, those created entirely by AI models scored higher on average in humor, creativity,… Read More »

ChatGPT hits 200 million active weekly users, but how many will admit using it?

reader comments 49 On Thursday, OpenAI said that ChatGPT has attracted over 200 million weekly active users, according to a report from Axios, doubling the AI assistant’s user base since November 2023. The company also revealed that 92 percent of Fortune 500 companies are now using its products, highlighting the growing adoption of generative AI… Read More »

Mysterious “gpt2-chatbot” AI model appears suddenly, confuses experts

reader comments 25 On Sunday, word began to spread on social media about a new mystery chatbot named “gpt2-chatbot” that appeared in the LMSYS Chatbot Arena. Some people speculate that it may be a secret test version of OpenAI’s upcoming GPT-4.5 or GPT-5 large language model (LLM). The paid version of ChatGPT is currently powered… Read More »