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The limitations and ethical considerations of ChatGPT

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Hua, Shangying, Jin, Shuangci, Jiang, Shengyi·2024·Data Intelligence

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ABSTRACT With the advancements of artificial intelligence technology, ChatGPT, a new practice of artificial intelligence, holds immense potential across multiple fields. Its user-friendly human-machine interface, rapid response capabilities, and delivery of high-quality answers have attracted considerable attention and widespread usage. Regarded by many as a groundbreaking advancement in AI, ChatGPT represents a new milestone in the field. However, as with any technological evolution, the emergence of ChatGPT brings not only benefits, but also inevitable security risks and ethical issues. This paper provides specific information about ChatGPT, including its technology, limitations, ethical issues, governance paths and future directions. Specifically, we firstly offered a thorough exploration of the technical implementation details of GPT series models. Next, we provided an intricate analysis elucidating the reasons for limitations and scrutinized the consequential impacts, such as malicious misuse, privacy violation, and so on. Finally, we explore diverse governance paths to mitigate the impacts of ChatGPT and present future directions. This review aims to equip users with crucial knowledge, facilitating well-informed decision-making, effectively handling of potential challenges in employing ChatGPT, and staying abreast with the rapidly evolving landscape of this technology.

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Authors
Hua, S., Jin, S., & Jiang, S.
Affiliations
ORCID (US)
Corresponding author
Jiang, Shengyi
Venue
Data Intelligence
Published
2024
Volume
6
Issue
1
Pages
201-239
ISSN
  • 2096-7004 (ISSN-L)
  • 2641-435X
OpenAlex
W4390058985
Cited by
120
References
73
Citations by year
2026: 41 · 2025: 56 · 2024: 23
FWCI
29.96
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
Locations
  • Data Intelligence (publishedVersion, cc-by)
  • DOAJ (DOAJ: Directory of Open Access Journals) (submittedVersion)
Funders
Guangdong University of Foreign Studies
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Safety Research › Ethics and Social Impacts of AI
  • Physical Sciences › Computer Science › Artificial Intelligence › Artificial Intelligence Applications
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Health Informatics › Artificial Intelligence in Healthcare and Education
Keywords
ChatGPT, large language models, AI limitations, AI ethics, AI security risks, privacy violations, AI governance, human-machine interaction

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