[ExI] More thoughts on sentient computers

[Giovanni Santostasi]

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.
Giovanni


On Mon, Feb 20, 2023 at 9:38 AM BillK via extropy-chat <
extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:

> On Mon, 20 Feb 2023 at 17:10, spike jones via extropy-chat
> <extropy-chat at lists.extropy.org> wrote:
> >
> > Vanderbilt University sent out a mass email to the students following a
> > shooting at Michigan State University composed by ChatGPT.  They were
> > caught, and the administrators who did it are apologizing:
> >
> > https://peabody.vanderbilt.edu/statement.php
> >
> > Why should they apologize?  If ChatGPT can compose a good letter of
> > encouragement after a tragedy, why not use it?  It’s a resource, and
> college
> > students are taught to use all available resources, ja?  I don’t see any
> > need for apology, and I don’t see any need for the office of whoever
> > previously was in charge of composing letters of encouragement and
> comfort
> > after a campus shooting.  Just use ChatGPT for that, ja?
> >
> > spike
> > _______________________________________________
>
>
> Most writers now use various computer writing aids.
> Spellcheck, obviously. But some aids, like Grammarly, may also make
> style suggestions.
> From Wikipedia:
> Grammarly reviews spelling, grammar, punctuation, clarity, engagement,
> and delivery mistakes in English texts, detects plagiarism, and
> suggests replacements for the identified errors. It also allows users
> to customize their style, tone, and context-specific language.
> -----------
>
> Providing that the ChatGPT is checked by at least two different
> humans, I don't see any problem there.
> (One proofreader often misses something that a second reader might
> catch. Proofreading is pretty boring)  :)
>
> And I won't mention the errors in this post that my software corrected!
>
> BillK
>
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