ChatGPT
Benefit
+2.68
Harm
−0.21
Net Good
2.47
Verified benefit
2.68
History
Cumulative score
Domains
Computer Science2.89
Release
Status released. First dated 11 Apr 2023.
Event timeline
Harm22 Jun 2023
Lawyers sanctioned after ChatGPT fabricates cases in Mata v. Avianca
On 22 June 2023 the S.D.N.Y. sanctioned attorneys $5,000 for submitting nonexistent opinions generated by ChatGPT in Roberto Mata’s personal-injury suit against Avianca.
Computer ScienceverifiedTier 2 Significant Harm−0.21
Benefit30 Nov 2022
ChatGPT launches and becomes a default professional writing and coding tool
On 30 November 2022 OpenAI released ChatGPT, a GPT-3.5 conversational product, as a free research preview. Within months it was in daily use for software, documentation, and knowledge work, creating the interface that later coding agents still copy.
Computer ScienceverifiedTier 3 Major+2.68