<div dir="ltr">I read the original Vanderbilt email supposedly written by ChatGPT. It is what ChatGPT would say if it has given a very simple and linear prompt. These people do not know how to use ChatGPT, that is their mistake. Also the response is too woke and almost a caricature of what a diversity department in an organization would say. This is why they got caught, it was kind of garbage, and it was garbage because they don't know how to interact with the AI. There is nothing wrong in using AI to draft a letter but it has to be done with some level of skills and awareness to produce something useful and intelligent. <br>Giovanni <div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 9:38 AM BillK via extropy-chat <<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 17:10, spike jones via extropy-chat<br>
<<a href="mailto:extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org" target="_blank">extropy-chat@lists.extropy.org</a>> wrote:<br>
><br>
> Vanderbilt University sent out a mass email to the students following a<br>
> shooting at Michigan State University composed by ChatGPT. They were<br>
> caught, and the administrators who did it are apologizing:<br>
><br>
> <a href="https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/statement.php" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/statement.php</a><br>
><br>
> Why should they apologize? If ChatGPT can compose a good letter of<br>
> encouragement after a tragedy, why not use it? It’s a resource, and college<br>
> students are taught to use all available resources, ja? I don’t see any<br>
> need for apology, and I don’t see any need for the office of whoever<br>
> previously was in charge of composing letters of encouragement and comfort<br>
> after a campus shooting. Just use ChatGPT for that, ja?<br>
><br>
> spike<br>
> _______________________________________________<br>
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<br>
Most writers now use various computer writing aids.<br>
Spellcheck, obviously. But some aids, like Grammarly, may also make<br>
style suggestions.<br>
>From Wikipedia:<br>
Grammarly reviews spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, engagement,<br>
and delivery mistakes in English texts, detects plagiarism, and<br>
suggests replacements for the identified errors. It also allows users<br>
to customize their style, tone, and context-specific language.<br>
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Providing that the ChatGPT is checked by at least two different<br>
humans, I don't see any problem there.<br>
(One proofreader often misses something that a second reader might<br>
catch. Proofreading is pretty boring) :)<br>
<br>
And I won't mention the errors in this post that my software corrected!<br>
<br>
BillK<br>
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