'How about ChatGPT writing a new Northern Ireland protocol?'

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The hype over  ChatGPT is getting to such ludicrous levels, some are now calling on it to be prevailed upon to keep the peace in Northern Ireland.

I realised the intense nature of the global conversation over chatbot that generates text when a Financial Times reader sent in a letter to ask: “  Does Northern Ireland protocol have a ChatGPT solution? “

The letter-writer explained the logic of her question as follows:

“The AI chatbot ChatGPT’s success in its MBA studies has encouraged me to propose a slightly unorthodox solution to the Northern Ireland protocol issue. Given the prolonged efforts on the part of humans to reach consensus, it might be an interesting exercise to see what an AI-generated NI protocol would look like. I appreciate machine bias does exist, but I am assuming this would not be an issue — so long as both Protestant and Catholic computers were used.”

Indeed.

Meanwhile, the hype machine continues to churn. At least one online media c…