A few nights ago, a candidate in the Republican presidential debate commented, “I’ve had enough already tonight of a guy who sounds like ChatGPT standing up here.”

What’s astonishing is how quickly the word “ChatGPT” entered the vernacular. Nine months after its release, an extraordinarily complex technology, comprised of large-language models is casually inserted into the national dialogue.

ChatGPT isn’t a product that is tossed into a shopping cart or tried on for size. It’s not advertised on TV, radio, magazines, or the internet. It’s not elevated by a snazzy slogan like, “Where’s the beef,” “Just do it,” and “Snap, Crackle, Pop.” It might be a topic of conversation, but its relevance depends on one’s immediate needs.”

“Hey, did you try ChatGPT?”

“What?”

“When you want to look something up, you can type into a search window,
and it provides an answer. You can have a conversation with it.”

“Oh, okay.”

It probably took years (maybe a decade) before tissue became Kleenex, fruit gelatin Jello, and bandages Band-Aids. ChatGPT became colloquial for AI-assisted, human-like conversations in less than a year.  

Every year, lexicographers add words to Dictionary.com. This year, it included digital nomad, nearlywed, hellscape, Southern Ocean, trauma dumpling, pinkwashing, latine, anti-fat, and petfluencer. No doubt, next year ChatGPT will be added.

Personally, I’m geeking out on the Fotor.com AI-image generator!