Will Artificial Intelligence replace Scientists? #chatgpt

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My name is Jack Wang - I’m a microbiology professor and in 2020 I was named the Australian University Teacher of the Year. Today I find out if any of that matters anymore, and whether or not I am completely replaceable by AI. The platform that’s getting a lot of attention right now is chat GPT, a version of AI that’s optimised for conversational dialogue - it’s the most human AI has appeared to most people in a very long time. Sure these are important conversations, but am I the only the one thinking selfishly here? About the inevitable logical conclusion to all of this? What I’m trying to say is - are my days numbered? Is my job as a scientist, microbiologist, and college professor - going to be replaced by AI sooner rather than later? Instead of philosophising about it, I’m going to put it to the test and ask chat GPT the questions I would ask myself when preparing for a new semester of teaching. Here's what I found...