ChatGPT

[Dakota Tebaldi]

Yeah it's definitely not going to be replacing anyone's job any time soon. Anything it does, especially the longer the output is, it seems you'll definitely want to review or double-check.

I suppose it still has value as a tool; it all depends on whether it's faster for a human to write a particular entire script themselves, or let the machine write the script and just review and correct any errors.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

I've found it helpful in answering pretty basic questions about javascript, which I've needed to pick up suddenly -- I found it at least as useful as googling "how do I ...?" and, even when it got things wrong, it moved me from "how on earth do I do this?" to "why doesn't this work?", which was a great timesaver.

 

[Casey Pelous]

The "Kindle Romance/Porn Universe" is a tough place to make a living. You really need to crank out one title a month, it seems, because on Amazon, "front catalog sells the back catalog."

There's a big debate in that community of authors now about whether one can possibly live WITHOUT Chat GPT writing significant chunks of one's monthly output.

So, for fiction, ChatGPT does pretty well, it seems.

Not even 5% sure I'd trust it for nonfiction, though.

 

[Monica Dream]

ChatGPT: How to generate prompts for Stable Diffusion - Stable Diffusion Art

Can ChatGPT generate high-quality prompts for Stable Diffusion? The answer is yes. But you will need special methods to tease them out. Once you learn how to

stable-diffusion-art.com

 

[Innula Zenovka]

 

[Argent Stonecutter]

Bailed out of the FA-FO loop just in time.

 

[Free]

ChatGPT can’t be credited as an author, says world’s largest academic publisher

But using AI to help write a paper is fine, with proper disclosure.

www.theverge.com

 

[Free]

The World’s First Robot Lawyer Isn’t A Lawyer, And I’m Not Sure It’s Even A Robot

Note: This post is an adaptation of what started initially as a Twitter thread. I’ve been going pretty hard on DoNotPay and its founder/CEO Joshua Browder for the past couple of days, and I&#…

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[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Well, DoNotPlay was bombarded with love letters by different Bar Associations on such a big scale, that they pulled the plug on their AI product. It is shut down.

Personally I do love the business idea of this company, lawyers in the states are so expensive that this indeed would be a big change on such simple day to day stuff.

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1151435033/a-robot-was-scheduled-to-argue-in-court-then-came-the-jail-threats

 

[Innula Zenovka]

Well, DoNotPlay was bombarded with love letters by different Bar Associations on such a big scale, that they pulled the plug on their AI product. It is shut down.

Personally I do love the business idea of this company, lawyers in the states are so expensive that this indeed would be a big change on such simple day to day stuff.

https://www.npr.org/2023/01/25/1151435033/a-robot-was-scheduled-to-argue-in-court-then-came-the-jail-threats

In a recent post, David Allen Green, an English lawyer and greatly respected legal blogger, identifies a problem with that:

Artificial Intelligence and how it will affect commercial lawyering (and legal blogging)

17th January 2023 Here is a thought: Or, to perhaps put it another way: could Artificial Intelligence replicate, or even replace, the work of your normal contracts lawyer? As someone who has spent …

davidallengreen.com

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Well of course it cannot replace a lawyer totally. But if the legal stuff is quite simple, e.g. if you were fined for parking in the wrong place or driving too fast, it can act good enough to make them replacable or at least lawyer their hourly rates. And this is exactly what many lawyers in the USA are fearing, because otherwise the bar associations would have not acted so harshly on the startup as they did.

 

[Free]

The first AI-written speech delivered by congressman is as flavorless as you’d expect

Combing AI and politics is not a recipe for imaginative writing

www.theverge.com

As reported by WBZ NewsRadio, CBS Boston, and others, the Democratic Representative for Massachusetts, Jake Auchincloss, has become the first member of congress to deliver an AI-written speech on the floor of the House of Representatives. Appropriately enough, the speech was in support of a bill that would establish a joint AI research center run by the US and Israel.

The speech was written using ChatGPT, and is as dull and anodyne as you might expect for a political speech filtered through an AI system based on probabilistic averages. That’s not to say AI text tools can’t generate unusual and creative outputs, but that usually requires a little bit more imagination in both the prompting and the subject matter.

“Madam Speaker, I stand here today because I am planning to re-introduce the United States-Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act, a bipartisan piece of legislation that will cement a mutually beneficial partnership between the United States and Israel on artificial intelligence research. This is a critical step forward in an era where artificial intelligence and its implications are taking center stage in public discourse.

We must collaborate with international partners like the Israeli government to ensure that the United States maintains a leadership role in AI research and development and responsibly explores the many possibilities evolving technologies provide. The United States-Israel Artificial Intelligence Center Act will allow us to tap into the expertise of both countries and draw upon each other’s resources to explore and develop cutting-edge AI advancements.”

The future is so boring.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

 

[Ghost Pepper]

Microsoft reportedly plans to invest $10 billion in creator of buzzy A.I. tool ChatGPT

Microsoft will reportedly get a 75% share of OpenAI’s profits until it makes back the money on its investment, after which the company would assume a 49% stake in OpenAI.

 

[Kamilah Hauptmann]

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[Dakota Tebaldi]

Microsoft reportedly plans to invest $10 billion in creator of buzzy A.I. tool ChatGPT

It's weird of them to invest like this rather than buy outright.

 

[Bartholomew Gallacher]

Well let's ask the thing by itself:
Explain to me, why Microsoft invests 10 billion into ChatGPT instead of buying it

ChatGPT answered:
Microsoft investing $10 billion in OpenAI (the creators of GPT-3 and the parent company of GPT-3-based models like ChatGPT) is likely because they want to advance AI technology and research while also gaining access to the expertise and resources of OpenAI. Investing in the company allows Microsoft to collaborate with and support OpenAI's research and development, while also potentially having a say in the direction of the company and its technology.
Buying the company outright would give Microsoft full control over the technology and its development, but it may also limit the potential for collaboration and outside investment in the future. Investing in the company can provide a way to support its growth and development while still maintaining its independence. Additionally, OpenAI may not want to sell the company or may prefer to retain some level of independence and control over its technology.

Fascinating...

 

[Noodles]

I wonder if its also to help further the development of AI, while not being stangled by Microsoft Investors demanding it be monatized.

I mean can you imagine that shitty future?

"Chat GPT describe food."

ChatGPT: "Food is eating a delicious McDonalds™ Big Mac™. I can also provide you eith a coupon if you'd like."

The thing would become useless.

 

[Dakota Tebaldi]

I think OpenAI already plans to monetize ChatGPT in some way or other eventually. Maybe they don't yet want to sell because they think they can get a better price once the tech matures.

I guess Microsoft is hedging its bets too. It looks good by investing, and without any operational control it can't be blamed if OpenAI eventually just fails. I don't know for sure, but I also imagine a 49% interest makes it extremely difficult for any of Microsoft's competitors to Elon their way in and pull a controlling interest out of their hat.

 

[Innula Zenovka]

The first AI-written speech delivered by congressman is as flavorless as you’d expect

Combing AI and politics is not a recipe for imaginative writing

www.theverge.com