Journalists, screenwriters and university professors are among a broad group of people concerned that they will ultimately lose their livelihoods to artificial intelligence programs like ChatGPT that can produce faster and possibly better copy than humans. . But one entrepreneur is pursuing a technology that will make it easier to distinguish between human-written text and machine-generated text.
Edward Tian, a 22-year-old Princeton University student studying computer science and journalism, created an app called GPTZero to stop the misuse of the viral chatbot ChatGPT in the classroom. The app has garnered 1.2 million registered users since January.
He is now launching a new program called Origin that aims to “save journalism” by distinguishing AI-generated disinformation from facts in online media. Co-led by Uncork Capital and Neo Capital, Tian, CEO of Stability AI, has secured $3.5 million in funding alongside technology investors including Emad Mostaque and Jack Altman.
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