ChatGPT: Scientists warn programmers about errors
To speed up the workflow, many programmers now rely on the support of ChatGPT. However, a recently published study by researchers now shows that this is probably not a good idea. Some of the AI results are said to contain serious errors.
Warning about ChatGPT in IT
In IT, ChatGPT has proven to be a real blessing for many. After all, programmers like to use the chatbot not only to have their source code checked. Some even have entire codes written by the AI. Now a team of scientists has presented a study that makes it clear that using them is probably not such a good idea.
In their study, the scientists used a pool of questions from the Stack Overflow platform. The questions posed there were answered accurately by ChatGPT. On closer inspection, however, the researchers noticed that the codes issued by the AI contained various errors.
An article by Golem.de reveals that the AI apparently has problems grasping context. Unsurprisingly, the problems were mainly with questions that were rarely asked or answered. After all, the chatbot likes to use such forums as training data.
Despite the errors, many programmers are enthusiastic about their work with the support of ChatGPT and Co. This is apparently due to the fact that the AI’s answers are not only formulated in detail but also use a friendly tone. This is not usually the rule in forums that are used to solve problems.
Nevertheless, the researchers now see a reason for the IT industry to react. Users should not blindly seek the support of ChatGPT and other AI chatbots. Rather, it is important to thoroughly check the results of the AI once again. Otherwise, serious software errors could result, which would certainly not be in the interests of the programmers.
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