{"id":195555,"date":"2025-06-13T06:59:00","date_gmt":"2025-06-13T05:59:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/?p=195555"},"modified":"2025-06-18T12:59:57","modified_gmt":"2025-06-18T11:59:57","slug":"all-about-general-purpose-technology","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-general-purpose-technology","title":{"rendered":"What is General Purpose Technology (GPT)?"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"195555\" class=\"elementor elementor-195555\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-429c744 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"429c744\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-32dac1a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"32dac1a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-stacked .elementor-drop-cap{background-color:#69727d;color:#fff}.elementor-widget-text-editor.elementor-drop-cap-view-framed .elementor-drop-cap{color:#69727d;border:3px solid;background-color:transparent}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap{margin-top:8px}.elementor-widget-text-editor:not(.elementor-drop-cap-view-default) .elementor-drop-cap-letter{width:1em;height:1em}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap{float:left;text-align:center;line-height:1;font-size:50px}.elementor-widget-text-editor .elementor-drop-cap-letter{display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t<p><b>What is a General Purpose Technology? A technology that possesses the capability to transform civilization on a grand scale. This was the case with the steam engine, electricity, or the Internet, and it is now true for generative AI. The societal consequences are ones we struggle to comprehend, as we are only at the onset of this significant upheaval&#8230;<\/b><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-76c7b31 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"76c7b31\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If someone mentions GPT, you&#8217;ll instinctively think of <\/span><b>artificial intelligence\u2019s<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> flagship application, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/chatgpt-how-does-this-nlp-algorithm-work\">ChatGPT<\/a>. Indeed, OpenAI, the creator of this <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-chatbots\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">chatbot<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, utilized the GPT model, standing for <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-generated-pre-trained-transformers\">Generative Pre-Trained Transformer<\/a>, a pre-trained tool for generating transformative results. This term refers to the <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/all-about-deep-learning\">Deep Learning<\/a> methods utilized by OpenAI to generate text, which can be broken down as follows:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Transformer<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: The transformer architecture is a type of neural network introduced by Google in 2017. It revolutionized natural language processing by enabling the processing of an entire sentence at once rather than sequentially, word by word.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Pre-Trained<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: OpenAI\u2019s GPT model has been trained on a vast amount of data.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Generative<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">: GPT is capable of generating text that makes sense to us.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-9400172 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"9400172\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/artificial-intelligence-definition\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Exploring artificial intelligence<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-4e083f3 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"4e083f3\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-84ac4d5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"84ac4d5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-heading-title{padding:0;margin:0;line-height:1}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title[class*=elementor-size-]>a{color:inherit;font-size:inherit;line-height:inherit}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-small{font-size:15px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-medium{font-size:19px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-large{font-size:29px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xl{font-size:39px}.elementor-widget-heading .elementor-heading-title.elementor-size-xxl{font-size:59px}<\/style><h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">General Purpose Technology<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-af2038b elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"af2038b\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The case is settled: we now understand GPT as defined by OpenAI. However, a new interpretation has emerged recently: <\/span><b>General Purpose Technology<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. This definition is less technical, thereby appealing to a broader audience. It is particularly advocated by McDonagh-Smith, a lecturer at the MIT School of Management, who believes developments such as these can be categorized as this type of technology:<\/span><\/p><ul><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The steam engine<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 initiated the industrial era,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The railway<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 eliminated distances between populations on a continent,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Electricity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 revolutionized cities and industries,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>The automobile<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 allowed individuals freedom of movement within their environments,<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><b>Computers and the Internet<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> \u2013 connected the planet and transformed our access to information and commerce.<\/span><\/li><\/ul>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-fcee225 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"fcee225\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<style>\/*! elementor - v3.15.0 - 02-08-2023 *\/\n.elementor-widget-image{text-align:center}.elementor-widget-image a{display:inline-block}.elementor-widget-image a img[src$=\".svg\"]{width:48px}.elementor-widget-image img{vertical-align:middle;display:inline-block}<\/style>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/04\/general-purpose-technology-datascientest-1.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-195559\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/04\/general-purpose-technology-datascientest-1.webp 1000w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/04\/general-purpose-technology-datascientest-1-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/04\/general-purpose-technology-datascientest-1-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c85ce11 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c85ce11\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f68b163 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"f68b163\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">The impact of GPTs<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-01cd6f5 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"01cd6f5\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">These innovations share specific traits:<\/span><\/p><ol><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They permeate all areas of society, altering how most people function. Some companies vanish, others arise and may become the <\/span><b>new leaders<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The Internet offers an example of this, reshuffling the deck and giving rise to new giants like Google, Amazon, or Facebook.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Initially, they may slow productivity, but as technology gets integrated, overall productivity significantly improves.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They evolve quickly; for instance, computing costs have steadily decreased while simultaneously, performance has multiplied.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">They spark <\/span><b>massive waves of innovation<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. Numerous patents are filed as inventors are inspired by the new technology&#8217;s arrival.<\/span><\/li><li style=\"font-weight: 400;\" aria-level=\"1\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Overall growth is progressively amplified, though it usually takes many years to observe this economic boom.<\/span><\/li><\/ol>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-e479947 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"e479947\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The next phase in these technologies, spurring societal transformations, is artificial intelligence.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f78ce78 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"f78ce78\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/data-courses\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Understanding GPT<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c98cb0c e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"c98cb0c\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-17ecffb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"17ecffb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">Generative AI is the new GPT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7950c47 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7950c47\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generative AI, as evidenced by <strong>ChatGPT<\/strong>, <\/span><b>Perplexity<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/midjourney-the-ai-that-turns-your-ideas-into-images\">Midjourney<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/stable-diffusion-xl-the-enhanced-version-of-stable-diffusion\">Stable Diffusion<\/a>, <\/span><b>Suno<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, <\/span><b>RunwayML Gen3<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, is the latest major revolution.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">We are still at the beginning\u2014it gained traction in 2022\u2014but this <\/span><b>GPT is spreading at an incredible pace<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. The reason lies in the fact that its spread does not require new factories or infrastructures; it proliferates via software on the Internet, supported by network computing infrastructures long in place since the beginning of the century, and even earlier.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><strong>Generative AI<\/strong> follows the typical path of GPTs: its adoption is coupled with a stage of turbulent experimentation, where business models remain nascent.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And what about its adoption? Remarkably fast. Business leaders you might meet at an event or on a casual journey are unanimous: they are keen on <\/span><b>utilizing generative AI one way or another<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. A McKinsey survey in the USA demonstrated that 79% of executives were aware of its existence, with nearly a quarter reporting daily usage.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the societal impact of this GPT is so vast, it defies easy assessment. It becomes <\/span><b>accessible to everyone<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, merely requiring natural language requests to fulfill its mission. Tasks that used to demand extraordinary time and energy are accomplished rapidly: research on a specific subject, essay writing, translation, and creating images, videos, or music&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-b500bd7 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"b500bd7\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1000\" height=\"571\" src=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/04\/general-purpose-technology-datascientest-2.webp\" class=\"attachment-full size-full wp-image-195558\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/04\/general-purpose-technology-datascientest-2.webp 1000w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/04\/general-purpose-technology-datascientest-2-300x171.webp 300w, https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/files\/2025\/04\/general-purpose-technology-datascientest-2-768x439.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-094d3f8 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"094d3f8\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-116a3eb elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"116a3eb\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-xl\">The challenges posed by this GPT<\/h2>\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-7c9f673 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"7c9f673\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rise of generative AI brings forth numerous questions. While it frees up significant time for employees to dedicate to <\/span><b>higher value-added tasks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, it also threatens numerous jobs. Nearly <\/span><b>80% of professions<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> might be impacted, even partially. Fields like education, law, or healthcare see the emergence of applications shaking up norms (personalized tutorials, legal document analysis, AI-assisted diagnostics). A study from MIT highlights that generative AI reduces the time for drafting legal contracts by 40%. Concurrently, how can we overlook the <\/span><b>potential dependency risks<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> on what appears to be an effortless solution?<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Generative AI could further widen <\/span><b>digital inequalities<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, granting those well-versed in it a disproportionate advantage. This creates an urgent need to establish <\/span><b>ethical guidelines<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> for overseeing this particular GPT.<\/span><\/p><p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s paramount to regain <\/span><b>control over artificial intelligence applications<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> to ensure we avoid the drawbacks.<\/span><\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-2874db9 elementor-align-center button-principal elementor-widget elementor-widget-button\" data-id=\"2874db9\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"button.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-button-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t<a class=\"elementor-button elementor-button-link elementor-size-sm\" href=\"https:\/\/datascientest.com\/en\/machine-learning-engineer-course\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-content-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"elementor-button-text\">Training in Artificial Intelligence<\/span>\n\t\t<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/a>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d82f661 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con\" data-id=\"d82f661\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-settings=\"{&quot;content_width&quot;:&quot;boxed&quot;}\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8779d7c elementor-widget elementor-widget-html\" data-id=\"8779d7c\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"html.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t<script type=\"application\/ld+json\">\r\n{\r\n  \"@context\": \"https:\/\/schema.org\",\r\n  \"@type\": \"FAQPage\",\r\n  \"mainEntity\": [\r\n    {\r\n      \"@type\": \"Question\",\r\n      \"name\": \"What is a General Purpose Technology (GPT)?\",\r\n      \"acceptedAnswer\": {\r\n        \"@type\": \"Answer\",\r\n        \"text\": \"A General Purpose Technology (GPT) is an innovation that has a profound and widespread impact on the economy and society. 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