jilleduffyJan 24, 2023

Everyone who writes for a living understands deep in their bones what's wrong with ChatGPT

I am quickly learning it's not the same for people whose jobs are to maximize eyeballs or revenue

The quickness with which one groups sees "potential value" and the other sees "unavoidable inaccuracies, false information, and pending lawsuits" is disturbing

Show threadHailley GriffisJan 24, 2023
@jilleduffy One of our writers is writing a post about this exact thing right now. It strikes me how deeply personal her experience with writing is vs. what ChatGPT can recreate.
Show threadjilleduffyJan 24, 2023
@hailleymari I'm doing the same! I'm sure our angles will be very different, and I'm happy to hear more writers speak up about it. Please send me a link if it's an online piece once it goes live!
Show threadHailley Griffis

@jilleduffy Here's the post (Umber isn't on Mastodon or else I'd tag her) https://buffer.com/resources/conflicted-ai-writer/

I'd love to read yours when it's out as well!

Feeling Conflicted About AI as a Content Writer

In this personal essay, I attempt to tackle my complicated feelings about AI head-on and discuss how Buffer is approaching this technology.

Buffer Resources
Jan 25, 2023 at 2:52pmWeb
Show threadjilleduffyJan 25, 2023

@hailleymari Nice. Umber's piece reads as quite personal

Mine just went up. https://www.pcmag.com/opinions/why-writers-know-using-chatgpt-is-a-bad-idea

Why Writers Know Using ChatGPT Is a Bad Idea

Writers are aggrieved by ChatGPT and other AI-written content not because it threatens our jobs, but because it's so clear how and why it's doomed to be a disaster.

PCMAG
Show threadHailley GriffisJan 31, 2023
@jilleduffy Thanks for sharing! Absolutely agree with this!