Excellent post by the OP, and yes, chatgpt is very convenient. But then again, government controls and all forms of surveillance are put in place with the excuse of being "convenient" and for your safety. I am very weary of chatgpt: where google gives you suggested links, chatgpt actually attempts to convince you. And more and more people around me are relying on it for questions they should be able to answer themselves. I can see this is a slippery slope.