How might large language models like GPT and Bard transform knowledge work? What are the potential benefits and risks? $($MO$2-4)$

LLMs can generate remarkably human$-$like text and code. As the capabilities of these models improve, some predict they will automate a wide range of writing, content creation, and programming jobs. Others argue their limitations with reasoning and common sense mean they will remain narrow tools.

For this discussion, think critically about how LLMs could impact various professions in the coming years as the technology advances. What knowledge work tasks and roles do you think could be automated? How might it augment and aid human workers? What kinds of jobs are most at risk versus those that require distinctly human skills?

Share your thoughts on the potential benefits of LLMs$,$ like expanding access to information and services. But also discuss risks like job losses, misinformation, and questions around accountability. How can we best harness the upside of this technology while mitigating the downsides? What policies and regulations might be needed?

The aim for an engaging discussion need to weight both the promising possibilities these models create as well as the concerns