Laura Williams

If you regularly use software #documenation to perform your job, and you've been tracking #AI developments like #ChatGPT and the new ChatGPT enhancements to Edge & Bing, I have a question for you: How do you think AI might change how you look for and consume software documentation? What would you like it to do?

My team has a hackathon running on AI and docs. I would love to hear from you.

Feb 13, 2023 at 10:59pmWeb
Show threadbenniFeb 13, 2023
@williamslauram i use chatgpt for things which i vaguely remember but did not know the searchterms. would be great if the relevant section in the docs which i found than in a second step with these searchterms would show up directly.
Show threadSteve CroxfordFeb 13, 2023
@williamslauram summary of all the docs I need to read for multi component deployment. E.g an azure container app in private vnet with key vault and public api management gateway. A checklist for important considerations based on notes in the docs. Generating deployment templates off the results (bicep/terraform etc).
Show threadJan 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦Feb 14, 2023
@williamslauram Coming up with a textual blurb is only so useful. How about a list of the sources it used to generate the text?
Show threadJan 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦Feb 14, 2023
@williamslauram I'm thinking of a discovery layer of sorts, I guess. "If you care about this question, here are where to pick up the bits and pieces of information that went into the answer."
Show threadLaura WilliamsFeb 14, 2023
@damnitjanet Interesting. Is this because you would want to verify authenticity?
Show threadJan 🏳️‍⚧️🇨🇦Feb 14, 2023

@williamslauram The opposite -- I'm interested in the question of "for this answer that I like, what do I need to read to gain the same knowledge?"

If one knows a knowledge domain well, it can be fairly straightforward to figure out what references and resources to consult. But if you're new to the scene and/or unfamiliar with the resources, it can be difficult to figure out the good sources of information. This could be a way of discovering those sources.

Show threadLaura WilliamsFeb 14, 2023
@damnitjanet Thanks
Show threadBertFeb 15, 2023
@williamslauram Don't? ChatGPT is a language model, it has no understanding of the actual content and will confidently tell you bullshit. I would not trust the summary it will create.
It might be useful for creating phrases which then need human checking.