How are people using it already?

In sooooo many ways...

Professional assistance

screenshot of a chatgpt conversation. the human submits English-language requests for logic changes to computer code. The AI responds with detailed code samples, ready for use.

-- actual screenshot from Jim's ChatGPT history.

Creative development

tweet from @ammaar with an image of a cartoon gothic castle in front of a full moon. Text reads: I spent 6 hours using ChatGPT, MidJourney, and a couple of other AI tools to make a fan-made Batman animated movie. Here's how (thread)"

https://twitter.com/ammaar/status/1615133036974321665

Using ChatGPT for human communication

Others are turning to artificial intelligence chat bots to figure out what to say in situations that feel high-stakes. They are using the tool to talk or read to their children, to approach bosses, to provide difficult feedback, to write wedding vows or to pen love letters.

Every night he asks ChatGPT to create a story that involves people (his daughter’s teacher, for instance) and places (school, the park) from her day, along with a cliffhanger at the end so he continue the story the next night. “Sometimes I ask it to add a value she needs to learn like honesty or being kind to others,” he said.

James Gregson, 40, a creative director who lives in Avon, Conn., has been using ChatGPT to draft love letters to his wife. “I am not a poet, I am not a songwriter, but I can take topics on things my wife might like and put it into a song or poem,” he said.

https://www.nytimes.com/2023/03/24/style/ai-chatgpt-advice-relationships.html