Did ChatGPT Just Gaslight the Entire Economy?

Exactly 3 years ago yesterday, November 30th 2022, OpenAI quietly dropped ChatGPT — “just a chatbot,” they said. Two years later, it’s writing essays, generating code, and causing mass panic about the future of work. Same energy as when someone says, “Let’s get one cat,” and ends up running a zoo.

What Happened Next: Everyone from students to CEOs started using it. The internet flooded with AI tools. Punctuation purists even started defending the em dash — which, fun fact, still does not need your permission.

The Big Drama: Some experts now think OpenAI has more power than most countries (no big deal). Others say we’re living in “the world ChatGPT built,” where job stability is a myth, and the only safe career is prompt whisperer.

Meanwhile, on Wall Street: ChatGPT didn’t just change tech — it turned the stock market into a GPU-fueled frenzy. NVIDIA’s stock shot up 979%, and now seven companies basically are the S&P 500. So if you didn’t invest in AI, congrats — you own emotional stability instead.

Even the AI Guys Are Nervous: OpenAI’s boss Sam Altman says “someone’s going to lose a phenomenal amount of money in AI,” which is always reassuring coming from the person arguably running the AI universe.

The Future (Probably): Three years from now, we’ll either be living in an AI-powered utopia — or looking back, saying, “Remember when we thought a chatbot was going to do our jobs?”

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