The dark side of generative artificial intelligence: A critical analysis of controversies and risks of ChatGPT

Objective: The objective of the article is to provide a comprehensive identification and understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in business. This study sought to develop a conceptual framework that gathers the ne...

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Main Authors: Krzysztof Wach, Cong Doanh Duong, Joanna Ejdys, Rūta Kazlauskaitė, Pawel Korzynski, Grzegorz Mazurek, Joanna Paliszkiewicz, Ewa Ziemba
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Published: Cracow University of Economics 2023-06-01
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Online Access:https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/2113
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author Krzysztof Wach
Cong Doanh Duong
Joanna Ejdys
Rūta Kazlauskaitė
Pawel Korzynski
Grzegorz Mazurek
Joanna Paliszkiewicz
Ewa Ziemba
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Joanna Ejdys
Rūta Kazlauskaitė
Pawel Korzynski
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Ewa Ziemba
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description Objective: The objective of the article is to provide a comprehensive identification and understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in business. This study sought to develop a conceptual framework that gathers the negative aspects of GAI development in management and economics, with a focus on ChatGPT. Research Design & Methods: The study employed a narrative and critical literature review and developed a conceptual framework based on prior literature. We used a line of deductive reasoning in formulating our theoretical framework to make the study’s overall structure rational and productive. Therefore, this article should be viewed as a conceptual article that highlights the controversies and threats of GAI in management and economics, with ChatGPT as a case study. Findings: Based on the conducted deep and extensive query of academic literature on the subject as well as professional press and Internet portals, we identified various controversies, threats, defects, and disadvantages of GAI, in particular ChatGPT. Next, we grouped the identified threats into clusters to summarize the seven main threats we see. In our opinion they are as follows: (i) no regulation of the AI market and urgent need for regulation, (ii) poor quality, lack of quality control, disinformation, deepfake content, algorithmic bias, (iii) automation-spurred job losses, (iv) personal data violation, social surveillance, and privacy violation, (v) social manipulation, weakening ethics and goodwill, (vi) widening socio-economic inequalities, and (vii) AI technostress. Implications & Recommendations: It is important to regulate the AI/GAI market. Advocating for the regulation of the AI market is crucial to ensure a level playing field, promote fair competition, protect intellectual property rights and privacy, and prevent potential geopolitical risks. The changing job market requires workers to continuously acquire new (digital) skills through education and retraining. As the training of AI systems becomes a prominent job category, it is important to adapt and take advantage of new opportunities. To mitigate the risks related to personal data violation, social surveillance, and privacy violation, GAI developers must prioritize ethical considerations and work to develop systems that prioritize user privacy and security. To avoid social manipulation and weaken ethics and goodwill, it is important to implement responsible AI practices and ethical guidelines: transparency in data usage, bias mitigation techniques, and monitoring of generated content for harmful or misleading information. Contribution & Value Added: This article may aid in bringing attention to the significance of resolving the ethical and legal considerations that arise from the use of GAI and ChatGPT by drawing attention to the controversies and hazards associated with these technologies.
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spelling doaj-art-520f2ef836884898b45bdf2c5b6246632025-08-20T02:59:57ZengCracow University of EconomicsEntrepreneurial Business and Economics Review2353-88212023-06-0111210.15678/EBER.2023.110201The dark side of generative artificial intelligence: A critical analysis of controversies and risks of ChatGPTKrzysztof Wach0https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7542-2863Cong Doanh Duong1https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4431-9761Joanna Ejdys2https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5132-166XRūta Kazlauskaitė3https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7247-6003Pawel Korzynski4https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6457-4965Grzegorz Mazurek5https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0047-6944Joanna Paliszkiewicz6https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6250-0583Ewa Ziemba7https://orcid.org/0000-0002-1084-7497Krakow University of EconomicsNational Economics University in HanoiBialystok University of TechnologyVilnius UniversityKozminski UniversityKozminski UniversitySGGW Warsaw University of Life SciencesUniversity of Economics in Katowice Objective: The objective of the article is to provide a comprehensive identification and understanding of the challenges and opportunities associated with the use of generative artificial intelligence (GAI) in business. This study sought to develop a conceptual framework that gathers the negative aspects of GAI development in management and economics, with a focus on ChatGPT. Research Design & Methods: The study employed a narrative and critical literature review and developed a conceptual framework based on prior literature. We used a line of deductive reasoning in formulating our theoretical framework to make the study’s overall structure rational and productive. Therefore, this article should be viewed as a conceptual article that highlights the controversies and threats of GAI in management and economics, with ChatGPT as a case study. Findings: Based on the conducted deep and extensive query of academic literature on the subject as well as professional press and Internet portals, we identified various controversies, threats, defects, and disadvantages of GAI, in particular ChatGPT. Next, we grouped the identified threats into clusters to summarize the seven main threats we see. In our opinion they are as follows: (i) no regulation of the AI market and urgent need for regulation, (ii) poor quality, lack of quality control, disinformation, deepfake content, algorithmic bias, (iii) automation-spurred job losses, (iv) personal data violation, social surveillance, and privacy violation, (v) social manipulation, weakening ethics and goodwill, (vi) widening socio-economic inequalities, and (vii) AI technostress. Implications & Recommendations: It is important to regulate the AI/GAI market. Advocating for the regulation of the AI market is crucial to ensure a level playing field, promote fair competition, protect intellectual property rights and privacy, and prevent potential geopolitical risks. The changing job market requires workers to continuously acquire new (digital) skills through education and retraining. As the training of AI systems becomes a prominent job category, it is important to adapt and take advantage of new opportunities. To mitigate the risks related to personal data violation, social surveillance, and privacy violation, GAI developers must prioritize ethical considerations and work to develop systems that prioritize user privacy and security. To avoid social manipulation and weaken ethics and goodwill, it is important to implement responsible AI practices and ethical guidelines: transparency in data usage, bias mitigation techniques, and monitoring of generated content for harmful or misleading information. Contribution & Value Added: This article may aid in bringing attention to the significance of resolving the ethical and legal considerations that arise from the use of GAI and ChatGPT by drawing attention to the controversies and hazards associated with these technologies. https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/2113artificial intelligence (AI)generative artificial intelligence (GAI)ChatGPTtechnology adoptiondigital transformationOpenAI
spellingShingle Krzysztof Wach
Cong Doanh Duong
Joanna Ejdys
Rūta Kazlauskaitė
Pawel Korzynski
Grzegorz Mazurek
Joanna Paliszkiewicz
Ewa Ziemba
The dark side of generative artificial intelligence: A critical analysis of controversies and risks of ChatGPT
Entrepreneurial Business and Economics Review
artificial intelligence (AI)
generative artificial intelligence (GAI)
ChatGPT
technology adoption
digital transformation
OpenAI
title The dark side of generative artificial intelligence: A critical analysis of controversies and risks of ChatGPT
title_full The dark side of generative artificial intelligence: A critical analysis of controversies and risks of ChatGPT
title_fullStr The dark side of generative artificial intelligence: A critical analysis of controversies and risks of ChatGPT
title_full_unstemmed The dark side of generative artificial intelligence: A critical analysis of controversies and risks of ChatGPT
title_short The dark side of generative artificial intelligence: A critical analysis of controversies and risks of ChatGPT
title_sort dark side of generative artificial intelligence a critical analysis of controversies and risks of chatgpt
topic artificial intelligence (AI)
generative artificial intelligence (GAI)
ChatGPT
technology adoption
digital transformation
OpenAI
url https://eber.uek.krakow.pl/eber/article/view/2113
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