ChatGPT is Not What You Think It Is

Abstract

One invention that transformed all forms of learning was Gutenberg’s mechanized printing press in the fifteenth century. It heralded the shift from script to print with farreaching consequences, such as accentuating the experiential difference between spoken and written words. The power of the printing press was its ability to duplicate and make the same text available to many readers, which is impossible with a single script of a text. Knowledge can therefore diffuse faster among learners with the availability of printed material. The cumulative effect of the invention of the printing press on human affairs, be it education, the research industry, politics, and even religion, was revolutionary. Today, we are rapidly moving away from paper printing to digital technology for formatting and sharing text, images, and other information. Minimizing the use of paper for printing also helps us in protecting trees.