By Kian Bakhtiari
Publication Date: 2025-12-01 05:28:00
Third birthday of ChatGPT.
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The third anniversary of ChatGPT is an appropriate time to reflect on how generative artificial intelligence (AI) tools are transforming human communication and relationships. The speed and scale of ChatGPT adoption cannot be overstated. ChatGPT took two months to reach 100 million users, surpassing TikTok (nine months), Instagram (two and a half years) and Facebook (four and a half years). ChatGPT has more than 800 million weekly active users. That’s 10% of the world’s adult population.
There are countless articles about how AI is transforming the workplace, but far fewer address how the technology is changing human interaction and the fabric of society. Perhaps the use of AI in Generation Z and Generation Alpha – including ChatGPT – offers an early glimpse into our future relationship with fellow humans and intelligent machines. The future of society is here. It’s just not evenly distributed.
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