ChatGPT’s third birthday is about recognizing how quickly a once-novel chatbot has become everyday infrastructure for work, learning, and creativity. In under a thousand days, what began as a curiosity that could write playful poems has evolved into a cadre of AI assistants woven into browsers, office suites, classrooms, customer service lines, and personal routines. ​ From novelty to everyday tool When ChatGPT first arrived in late 2022, many people logged in just to see if