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23-02-2023
Nitric oxide and insulin resistance
Researchers identify a molecular mechanism involved in the development of type 2 diabetes.
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22-02-2023
Fifteen hundred lecturers get the Catalan accreditation in less than a year
The UB makes an important effort to guarantee the presence of Catalan among the teaching and research staff.
Institucional
22-02-2023
The UB, distinguished in 40 disciplines
The QS by Subject rankings list the UB among the top 100 universities worldwide in 22 subjects.
Expertesa UB Totes les opinions expertes
Jorge Franganillo and Javier Guallar
Lecturers at the Faculty of Information and Audiovisual Media, University of Barcelona
ChatGPT is a versatile tool that generates natural-looking texts, with a surprising narrative and conversational fluency. However, it has limitations: its data ends in 2021 and, as it does not have access to the internet, it lacks updated information, a barrier that is insuperable today in a quick comparison with any search engine.
Moreover, it does not always find reliable sources or robust evidence, and it is this —and not the apparent coherence of the text— that determines the veracity or reliability of an argument.
Artificial intelligence is valid for situations that hold a certain margin of error, even some nonsense. But it is not valid for critical issues, such as scientific work, legal or financial advice, or medical consultations. It produces a misleading illusion of rational thought, but it has no reasoning or reliable knowledge about the world. It does not understand, in a human sense, anything it writes.