89-year-old retiree uses ChatGPT as ‘mentor’ to create apps

89-year-old Japanese retiree, Tomiji Suzuki, defied traditional views of retirement to embrace the complex world of programming and use ChatGPT to improve his skills. He has developed 11 free iPhone apps to help his fellow seniors, including his latest: a slideshow of items to remember when leaving the house, from a wallet and hearing aids to patient registration cards. He was inspired to create “Outing Prep Voice Slide Show” after realising he had forgotten his dentures just before boarding a bullet train. To develop the app, Suzuki asked ChatGPT approximately 1,000 coding-related questions. He hails ChatGPT as a “great teacher” and has even published a book on using it as a programming mentor.