G. Willow WilsonFeb 25, 2023
I just asked ChatGPT to rewrite an essay "in the style of G. Willow Wilson." Apparently my style is somewhat...florid. AI has me curling my lip at my own linguistic tics
Show threadG. Willow WilsonFeb 25, 2023
Show threadG. Willow WilsonFeb 25, 2023
Honestly, after the recent controversy re:people using AI chatbots to write entire short stories, I was curious as to whether a chatbot could really write an essay at a level of sophistication that would pass the sniff test at, say, the New Yorker or similar. Thus far I am not impressed. The best prose I can get it to produce is...workmanlike.
Show threadGreg PakFeb 25, 2023
@GWillow It's just a bullshit generator.
Show threadTyler CohenFeb 25, 2023
@gregpak @GWillow the only good application & use of ChatGPT I’ve heard is by my father—an engineer, not a writer—who used it to get himself started when he first tried to approach writing something to read at the memorial for his beloved grandson—something so emotionally difficult 💔
Show threadTyler Cohen
@gregpak @GWillow he didn’t use what the AI generated, but it did make him teary & help break the ice, so to speak, so he could write his own
Feb 25, 2023 at 6:00amWeb
Show threadGreg PakFeb 25, 2023
@tylerzonia @GWillow I'm so very sorry for your family's loss. That's deeply moving and that's the best use I've ever heard for this tech.