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ChatGPT is changing the way we write. Here’s how – and why it’s a problem. (theconversation.com)
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[–] 21 points 2 years ago (6 children)

My favorite tell is when a write-up starts with a verbose explanation of given knowledge on a subject. Yes, we all know what 'World Wide Web' and 'Internal Combustion Engines' are.

Get to the f'ing point.

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  • [–] 12 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    Ironically, one of the nice uses I'm finding for AI is auto-summaries of exactly that sort of overly verbose article (or more often, Youtube video).

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  • [–] 4 points 2 years ago

    Whether it's text or video, there will always be a "Let me tell you about that time when I was on vacation" before the damn pot roast recipe or "Subscribe and play Raid Shadow Legends" followed by a 15 min padding.

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  • [–] 8 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    No “we” all don’t. Ask anyone who works support how fucking stupid the general population is about shit they use daily. Let alone stuff they heard years/decades ago. Seriously. Just start asking people to point to “the computer” and see how many point at the monitor even when it’s clearly an 80” wall hung TV.

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    Ask anyone who works support how fucking stupid the general population

    They're going to have a huge selection bias though - much of the "general population" will start elsewhere with things like documentation or brains.

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