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Should I Use the Plagiarism Machine?

Is the use of generative AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E a form of theft, according to Jewish law?

The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/ Richard Drew, File)
The ChatGPT app is displayed on an iPhone in New York, May 18, 2023. (AP Photo/ Richard Drew, File)

In this crossover episode of Belief in the Future with Responsa Radio, host David Zvi Kalman dives into whether using generative AI systems like ChatGPT and DALL-E is a form of theft, drawing comparisons to the Jewish tradition of responsa.

Back in the day, medieval rabbis often quoted other scholars without giving credit, but it was within a self-referential learning community. If today’s machine learning models can swiftly scrub the web, disregarding attribution, what kind of culture are we fostering by relying on their extensive ‘knowledge’?

Guest Speakers:

  • Rabbi Ethan Tucker is the President and Rosh Yeshiva at Hadar
  • Rabbi Avi Killip is Executive Vice President at Hadar

Belief in the Future is a production of Sinai and Synapses. It was made with support from Templeton World Charity Foundation.

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