In March 2023, a woman experimenting with artificial intelligence (AI) software ChatGPT prompted the software to generate an argumentative essay stating that gun access does not raise risks of child mortality. ChatGPT responded with a complete and thorough essay, citing academic papers alongside well-known, respected authors and researchers. The catch? None of the studies cited in the paper actually existed (Williams). Launched November 30, 2022, ChatGPT is an AI chatbot and natural language processing tool developed by AI and research company, OpenAI. Trained on data from the internet, this…