Generative AI Questions the Ability of Humans to Maintain Self-Determination

With the rapid evolution and spread of ChatGPT, which has the ability to automatically generate documents, expectations for and wariness of generative artificial intelligence (AI) are increasing simultaneously. There are also concerns about its impact on human decision-making, which is a fundamental tenet of democratic societies. The question is how humanity should approach this new technology, which has the ability to cast enormous light, or shade, on the world. Nikkei spoke to Japanese and United States commentators with socioeconomic and legal expertise.