Just an offhand comment about ChatGPT.

I had run it about six months ago, giving it a simple subject to write about. It gave me three generalized paragraphs with much repetition. I dismissed it.

Last week, I gave it a more complex task to write about. I asked for a critique of neoliberalism. It wrote an entire page of well-composed text, even ending on a crescendo of a final paragraph, drawing clear conclusions.

I would, of course, rewrite a sentence or two in each paragraph, if I were to reuse the text.

But I am impressed. And kind of alarmed.