From Large Language Models to Databases and Back: A Discussion on Research and Education

This discussion was conducted at a recent panel at the 28th International Conference on Database Systems for Advanced Applications (DASFAA 2023), held April 17-20, 2023 in Tianjin, China. The title of the panel was "What does LLM (ChatGPT) Bring to Data Science Research and Education? Pros and Cons". It was moderated by Lei Chen and Xiaochun Yang. The discussion raised several questions on how large language models (LLMs) and database research and education can help each other and the potential risks of LLMs.