Putting ChatGPT to the Test & Explaining “X” 7/25/23

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🗓️ 25 July 2023

⏱️ 26 minutes

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Summary

Harvard student and blogger Maya Bodnick put ChatGPT to the test, literally. She explains her experiment using the AI to write essays for her professors, including which grades the technology earned. One of her own professors, former CEA chairman Jason Furman, discusses how he’s choosing to change his class and his essay requirements, in the wake of Bodnick’s experiment. Ahead of the Federal Reserve’s interest rate announcement, Furman also shares his perspective on inflation and another hike. Plus, Elon Musk is using X to explain X, and CNBC’s Robert Frank explains a change for the IRS is on its doorstep. In this episode: Maya Bodnick, @MayaBodnick Jason Furman, @jasonfurman Andrew Ross Sorkin, @andrewrsorkin Becky Quick, @BeckyQuick Joe Kernen, @JoeSquawk Robert Frank, @robtfrank Cameron Costa, @CameronCostaNY

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0:00.0	Bring in show music please.
0:03.0	This is Squawk Pod and I'm CMVC producer Cameron Costa.
0:09.0	On today's episode,
0:11.0	ChatGPT at Harvard, one student's report card after using AI to write her
0:17.4	essays. Blogger Maya Bodnick on what she learned and what she earned.
0:22.4	Right now, nine months out, I think it's better than the
0:26.0	average college student at writing, 3.3 GPA. And one of her graders weighs in,
0:31.4	former Council of Economic Advisors and Harvard Professor
0:35.2	Jason Furman. Rather than have an essay and wonder what fraction of students are
0:39.3	cheating, knowing we can never ever catch them with this technology.
0:43.2	We just dropped the essay entirely.
0:45.2	Those conversations plus...
0:48.2	Hi, how are you?
0:49.8	We'd like a check for $110,000.
0:52.2	The IRS's no longer knocking.
0:54.8	And Elon Musk is pushing X.
0:57.8	Can you own a letter?
0:58.6	He's losing four to $20 billion in branding,
1:01.2	which I can't even believe
1:02.2	because most people don't think the company is worth 20 billion at this point.
1:05.0	It's July 25th, 2023 and Squawkpad begins right now.
1:11.0	Stand Becky by in three, two, one, queue please.
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