How words shape the debate about AICEFR A2
16 Apr 2026
Adapted from Daria Dergacheva, Global Voices • CC BY 3.0
Photo by Brett Jordan, Unsplash
When OpenAI made ChatGPT available in November 2022, public debate about artificial intelligence changed. By 2026 the topic remained central and people discussed both risks and benefits.
Generative AI had mixed effects: it disrupted education, gave some coders new tools, and was used in war. Many companies still lack clear business models, yet leaders often describe their systems with human words.
Researchers note that errors are common and that calling them "hallucinations" can mislead people. Some experts worry this language gives machines too much moral or legal status.
Difficult words
- debate — a public discussion with different opinions
- generative — making new things like text and images
- disrupt — to change something in a sudden waydisrupted
- model — a system that makes predictions or choicesmodels
- hallucination — an incorrect or false output from a systemhallucinations
- researcher — a person who studies a subject carefullyResearchers
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Discussion questions
- Have you used ChatGPT or another AI tool? What happened?
- Do you think calling errors "hallucinations" is confusing? Why or why not?
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