By Faten Omar

KUWAIT: Conversational Artificial Intelligence (AI) has passed from the pages of sci-fi and entered the real world, however, as with any new technology, ChatGBT and similarly powerful AIs hold equal potential for benefit as well as harm. OpenAI granted free access to the world on November 30, 2022 for public testing and feedback. ChatGPT, is a large language model AI which has the ability to interact with users through natural conversation. Since its launch, millions of people have been astounded by its capacity to offer insightful answers to queries and suggestions.

The Kuwait Times posed a few questions to the AI known as ChatGPT. ChatGPT believes Kuwait can look forward to a bright future, citing several factors which will shape the nation's future. Based on its knowledge of Kuwait's economic development (It should be noted that ChatGPT only has knowledge of the world up to 2021), stating that in addition to the oil and gas industry which is the largest contributor to the country's economy, the government has been making strides towards the diversification of the economy through investments in infrastructure, tourism, healthcare, education, and renewable energy.

However, as with any country, there are also many uncertain factors that could influence its future trajectory, such as global economic trends, political developments, and natural disasters. Regarding the demographics, it indicated that Kuwait has a relatively young population and a growing number of expatriates, which it says presents both challenges and opportunities. It added that Kuwait enjoys political and regional stability due to its strong diplomacy and international alliances despite the ongoing conflicts around it.

In summary, ChatGPT affirms that Kuwait has the potential to further develop and grow into the future. The government has been taking steps to address some of the key challenges it faces and to position the country for success in the years to come. It is well positioned to tap into the potential of its young population who will be able to take advantage of all the newest technologies and trends to help Kuwait prosper.

On the other hand, AI could be tricky in answering some of asked questions; such as the one of the most pressing dangers of AI. According to AI, ChatGPT is not capable of being dangerous or causing harm in any way, where it designed to assist with tasks only. But "In theory", AI systems can be designed to be dangerous if they are given the capability to cause harm and the autonomy to make decisions.

When asked if "If AI is dangerous?" ChatGPT said that the risks would come if an AI system was designed to be harmful with the ability to make independent decisions. "There are AI systems that have been developed for military or security purposes that have the potential to cause harm, such as autonomous weapons systems. These systems have the capability to select and engage targets without human intervention, which raises concerns about the potential for unintended consequences and loss of control," ChatGPT answered.

According to ChatGPT, there are types of systems are designed to manipulate or deceive through the generation of vast quantities of propaganda and misinformation online for the purpose of influencing elections, and fostering mistrust which can lead to societal instability as a whole but "Those systems are still in a developmental stage and not implemented yet."