Can ChatGPT predict UAE fuel prices? Here’s what the viral AI bot said

Can ChatGPT predict UAE fuel prices? Here’s what the viral AI bot said

Some experts in the academe have sounded the alarm over its ability to churn out well-thought-out texts and essays — but how far can it go and how smart can it be?

By Web Desk Published: Wed 18 Jan 2023, 10:37 AM Last updated: Wed 18 Jan 2023, 10:42 AM

If you have read the dramatic leave of absence letter that ChatGPT had written in Shashi Tharoor style, chances are you must have been intrigued enough to try the viral AI bot yourself.

How far can it go? Academics have sounded the alarm over its ability to churn out well-thought-out texts and essays that students can easily pass off as their own.

Many have tried and explored it for fun and at the same time gauge how 'smart' it is — or whether it is smart enough to eventually be used in the 'real world' beyond entertainment.

Wondering if it can predict essential factors that can impact everyday life, Khaleej Times asked ChatGPT a question: "What will fuel prices in UAE be next month?"

And here's what it said:

"I'm sorry, I am not able to predict future fuel prices as it is subject to change based on various factors such as global oil prices, supply and