ChatGPT, Digital Cyrano

Every American student, from elementary school to doctoral candidate, has a new research assistant, ChatGPT, to help with assignments in every subject. This new, 24/7/365 RA is fast, glib, fun, and brilliant. It can also be shallow, lazy, error-prone, and left-wing. Make no mistake, this wonder of artificial intelligence (AI) will soon be the uncredited co-author—principal co-author in many cases—of a sizable share of American students’ output. Journalists, office workers and others will turn to this magical machine, as well.