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    Ask the AI program a question, as millions have in recent weeks, and it will do its best to respondEnd of the essay? UK lecturers urged to review assessments amid ChatGPT concernsSince its launch in November last year, ChatGPT has become an extraordinary hit. Essentially a souped-up chatbot, the AI program can churn out answers to the biggest and smallest questions in life, and draw up college essays, fictional stories, haikus, and even job application letters. It does this by drawing on what it
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