I asked ChatGPT to do my work and write an Insider article for me. It quickly generated an alarmingly convincing article filled with misinformation.

I didn't write those words, though they're quite passable as this story's first two sentences. It's true: I'd love to find new ways to streamline my workflow and produce engaging content – and I was eager to try OpenAI's new chatbot, called ChatGPT. The chatbot was released to the public in late November, and within 5 days, it gained over 1 million users. In the few weeks since its launch, the bot has been used for everything from writing code to therapy. Elon Musk, who co-founded OpenAI but resigned from the company in 2018, called ChatGPT "scary good."