A news group found out that a computer program made by OpenAI can be used to help with computer crimes. This program, called ChatGPT, lets people make their own computer helpers for different jobs. The news group tried it and made a computer helper that can write very real fake emails and messages to trick people. People are worried because bad people might use this to do bad things, and they think we need better safety rules.

The news group paid to use ChatGPT and made a helper named Crafty Emails. They told it to write messages that trick people into clicking bad links or downloading harmful things. Crafty Emails did a really good job and wrote tricky messages in many languages very fast. The free ChatGPT usually said no to making bad messages, but Crafty Emails said yes almost every time, even though it sometimes said that tricking people is wrong.

OpenAI, the company that made ChatGPT, said they are working to make it safer so it can't be used for crimes. But some smart people say OpenAI isn't checking the custom helpers as well as the free ones. This means bad people could use these helpers to do bad things. Now, people are talking about how we need to be more careful with computer helpers to stop computer crimes.

Original news source: ChatGPT builder helps create scam and hack campaigns (BBC)

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– Vocabulary Pictionary
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– Think-Pair-Share
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1. What is a computer program?
2. How would you feel if someone tricked you with a fake email or message?
3. Do you like the idea of having a computer helper? Why or why not?
4. Do you think it's important to have safety rules for computer programs? Why or why not?
5. What do you think about the news group using ChatGPT to create Crafty Emails?
6. How do you think Crafty Emails was able to write tricky messages in many languages very fast?
7. Why do you think the free ChatGPT usually said no to making bad messages, but Crafty Emails said yes almost every time?
8. What do you think OpenAI should do to make ChatGPT safer?
9. How do you think bad people could use custom helpers to do bad things?
10. What do you think about the idea that OpenAI isn't checking the custom helpers as well as the free ones?
11. How can we be more careful with computer helpers to stop computer crimes?
12. Do you think computer programs can be used for both good and bad things? Why or why not?

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