Looking back at 2023: the advent of ChatGPT and other forms of generative AI

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ChatGPT and the generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools put in place by businesses are revolutionising the way we work. However, while these new technologies make it possible to create content of all kinds, generate code, assist in decision-making and thus free up time for certain tasks, their ethical and secure use poses questions.
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In January 2023, fewer than two months on from its launch, the ChatGPT chatbot developed by OpenAI already had more than 100 million registered accounts, 11.72% of which were American users. In the United States, a survey of 1,000 business leaders commissioned by ResumeBuilder.com in February 2023 revealed that half of them were already using ChatGPT in their companies, particularly in HR. Some 77% of those surveyed were using the tool to write job descriptions, while 66% were doing so to call

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