OT: ChatGPT - Do you use it and what for?

[Faustdog]

Do you use it for work? Any of you pay for the premium? And if so, is it worth it?

I've used in in real estate work. You have to watch it because it has a tendency to repeat phrases and add in things that aren't entirely factual.

Most recent thing I've used it for is a gampeplan for restoration of an old Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I'm not exactly mechanically inclined, and it's been very helpful in determining potential costs and pitfalls.

Here's an interesting article on how different generations are using it.

From Search Bar to Life Coach: How Different Generations Use ChatGPT - Decrypt

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI use splits by generation, from a search tool for Boomers to a life assistant for Gen Z.

decrypt.co

 

[jethreauxdawg]

I had been getting emails from a coworker that just didn’t sound like him. Found out he puts most emails through chatgpt. Pretty much just like that commercial

 

[TrueMaroonGrind]

I use it for work a good bit. Mainly to research things I don’t know how to do. It’s helpful to point you in the right direction quickly, vs a half day of research.

Outside of work use it to generate dumb images and settle arguments like is a hotdog a sandwich or is cheesecake cake.

 

[Faustdog]

I had been getting emails from a coworker that just didn’t sound like him. Found out he puts most emails through chatgpt. Pretty much just like that commercial

I've used it in writing emails for phrasing purposes, like if what I'm saying feels off or awkward grammatically. You can ask it to re-write a sentence, and it usually does the trick.

 

[jethreauxdawg]

I've used it in writing emails for phrasing purposes, like if what I'm saying feels off or awkward grammatically. You can ask it to re-write a sentence, and it usually does the trick.

It definitely made his emails better. My boss suggested I start doing the same.

 

[DesotoCountyDawg]

It definitely made his emails better. My boss suggested I start doing the same.

So your boss is saying your emails suck.**

 

[BoDawg.sixpack]

I use it for casual queries. It's a great app and it seems to be right most of the time. The number of subjects it can talk about with clarity is truly amazing.

 

[johnson86-1]

Do you use it for work? Any of you pay for the premium? And if so, is it worth it?

I've used in in real estate work. You have to watch it because it has a tendency to repeat phrases and add in things that aren't entirely factual.

Most recent thing I've used it for is a gampeplan for restoration of an old Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I'm not exactly mechanically inclined, and it's been very helpful in determining potential costs and pitfalls.

Here's an interesting article on how different generations are using it.

From Search Bar to Life Coach: How Different Generations Use ChatGPT - Decrypt

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI use splits by generation, from a search tool for Boomers to a life assistant for Gen Z.

decrypt.co

ChatGPT to me is for drafting. Grok seems to be better at researching issues and providing answers. I'm trying to get in the habit of asking it for anything I don't understand. I'll put car issues into it. Saved some money on a lawnmower fix because I didn't realize they had carburetor kits you could just buy to replace rather than spending time trying to clean/fix/adjust an existing one. Sometimes I'll ask it to develop a game plan and ask it to ask me questions also. Usually putting in the information I think is relevant basically gets me 90% of the way there and then it just organizes it and sometimes adds some additional questions/suggestions.

 

[17itdawg]

I've used it on presentations and similar projects as a rough draft to get the ideas flowing and things started.

 

[T-TownDawgg]

Still waiting for AI to attain the power and cultural awareness to tell me what the hell those sex toys are that PooPop regularly shares with us.

 

[dorndawg]

I have never personally used it or similar AI/LLMs. I do not see how my using it directly improves my life or makes things easier in any way.

I've seen family use it with huge datasets and coding and it seems to make it much efficient to do whatever it is they are doing. So I guess if other folks can use it in a way that makes my life indirectly better, I'm all for it.

We're all figuring this out as we go and I hope AI can be mostly a good thing. I am open to learning new information, but as we sit here today my concern is AI is a mostly bad thing.

 

[dorndawg]

So your boss is saying your emails suck.**

Have you seen his posts here?**

 

[Faustdog]

I have never personally used it or similar AI/LLMs. I do not see how my using it directly improves my life or makes things easier in any way.

I've seen family use it with huge datasets and coding and it seems to make it much efficient to do whatever it is they are doing. So I guess if other folks can use it in a way that makes my life indirectly better, I'm all for it.

We're all figuring this out as we go and I hope AI can be mostly a good thing. I am open to learning new information, but as we sit here today my concern is AI is a mostly bad thing.

I can definitely see how over time it would erode our ability to problem solve and think critically.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

ChatGPT is responsible for all my bad posts on SPS. The hilarious and insightful posts are all me.

 

[dorndawg]

ChatGPT is responsible for all my bad posts on SPS. The hilarious and insightful posts are all me.

Nice try sounding like a human, bot**

 

[OG Goat Holder]

Guy I work with uses it to draft up his documents for his performance reviews. He also recently sued somebody and had it come up with a bunch of documents. My opinion is it's OK, but just more of an analysis sort of thing. It can create a lot of fluff bullshlt if you're into that.

So in that way, it can decipher legal language, which I don't understand at all.

 

[maroontide06]

We bought a new car on Saturday and my wife was using it to figure out all the new tech in the car.

 

[The Peeper]

The dumbing down of America continues. AI is going to make us end up w/ a new generation that can't think for themselves that when asked, oh lets say a technical question in a work meeting they are going to stare at you because they will have become so reliant on AI to have an answer for them. We will ultimately end up w/ AI planning everything and robots doing the physical work and humans will become fatter and MORE obese from sitting around doing no physical or mental work (I resemble that remark).

That said I have begun asking it quick questions for a quick answer instead of going and watching a 10 minute YouTube video when I don't know how to do some household repair I've never done. Definitely saves a lot of time for that use

 

[The Cooterpoot]

 

[dorndawg]

The dumbing down of America continues. AI is going to make us end up w/ a new generation that can't think for themselves

It's trying for me to read the things tech oligarchs say and do and not arrive at the conclusion that for them this is a feature, not a bug.

 

[MStateDawg]

I find Grok to better than ChatGPT for my uses:

• Write code
• Summarize articles
• Format data
• I use it over Google searches mostly
• I ask it for recipes
• Create shopping lists. Example: "Give me a shopping list for 5 meals to feed 2 people. Go light on carbs. We shop at Kroger. Budget is $100"
• If you use Twitter/X and you see a tweet that is referencing you don't understand, click the Grok button and it'll explain it for you. This is also good if you follow anyone who tweets in a language other than English.

 

[TimberBeast]

The company I work for recently banned chatgpt and some others because of people feeding too much company information into it.

 

[CochiseCowbell]

The company I work for recently banned chatgpt and some others because of people feeding too much company information into it.

Does this prove that we are already too dumb for this technology?

 

[dorndawg]

The company I work for recently banned chatgpt and some others because of people feeding too much company information into it.

That's interesting and not surprising.

 

[dorndawg]

Does this prove that we are already too dumb for this technology?

If the answer here is Yes, that's terrifying when you consider the scale of AI data centers under construction or consideration.

 

[dickiedawg]

I use it sometimes for random stuff, mostly just for entertainment. Like I asked it the other day who would win a fight between one adult gorilla and 100 average adult men (the humans, fairly easily, though there would be casualties). Then different variations on it like what if they were little people or how many people would make it a 50/50 fight.
I did have it the other day help me set up a chart of accounts, I felt like it gave me good info on that. I know people who use it for data analysis, but when I’ve tried I’ve found it completely unreliable. It can be very confidently wrong. I don’t have the pro version, though, so maybe it’s a lot better.
I’ll use it sometimes to compose a rejection email for something or a recommendation letter.

It’s a tool. People are using it in really powerful ways and that’s cool. It’s still mostly a novelty to me, though.

 

[QuadrupleOption]

Do you use it for work? Any of you pay for the premium? And if so, is it worth it?

I've used in in real estate work. You have to watch it because it has a tendency to repeat phrases and add in things that aren't entirely factual.

Most recent thing I've used it for is a gampeplan for restoration of an old Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I'm not exactly mechanically inclined, and it's been very helpful in determining potential costs and pitfalls.

Here's an interesting article on how different generations are using it.

From Search Bar to Life Coach: How Different Generations Use ChatGPT - Decrypt

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI use splits by generation, from a search tool for Boomers to a life assistant for Gen Z.

decrypt.co

I'm a software developer and have used it to generate specific pieces of code that I consider to be boilerplate, especially when I'm working with programming languages that I'm not super-familiar with.

It works well for that but doesn't handle error checking at all. It also tends to lose reliability if you ask it to do too much at once. For example, if you ask it to generate code for an entire process the code tends to have errors that need to be fixed before it works cleanly. And again you have to add all the error checking and recovery yourself.

I also use it to generate bullsh!t responses to waste-of-time assignments that our HR department loves to hand out for 'training' purposes. It works wonderfully for that.

 

[QuadrupleOption]

I've used it on presentations and similar projects as a rough draft to get the ideas flowing and things started.

I used it for a starting point for research papers when I was getting my Masters. It's pretty good at pointing you towards actual research that you can use for references.

 

[17itdawg]

I used it for a starting point for research papers when I was getting my Masters. It's pretty good at pointing you towards actual research that you can use for references.

I don't blame you! I would have used it all the time if it had been around when I was in grad school.

 

[horshack.sixpack]

Do you use it for work? Any of you pay for the premium? And if so, is it worth it?

I've used in in real estate work. You have to watch it because it has a tendency to repeat phrases and add in things that aren't entirely factual.

Most recent thing I've used it for is a gampeplan for restoration of an old Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I'm not exactly mechanically inclined, and it's been very helpful in determining potential costs and pitfalls.

Here's an interesting article on how different generations are using it.

From Search Bar to Life Coach: How Different Generations Use ChatGPT - Decrypt

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI use splits by generation, from a search tool for Boomers to a life assistant for Gen Z.

decrypt.co

I use AI as a starter for things that I know enough about to get correct without needing AI to be correct. AI is just a tool. Very useful in the right hands, not very useful in the wrong hands. i.e. don't count on it for correctness. Do count on it for quickly pulling in enough information for you to make good use of it.

 

[dawgman42]

I've used it to compile and streamline Teams transcripts for meeting minutes. I've had mixed success though. When I've used it to compile training sessions for mechanical engineering topics that have to involve industrial codes and standards, it does a very sketchy job of quoting the right code sections and matching the corresponding language.

 

[Darryl Steight]

The company I work for recently banned chatgpt and some others because of people feeding too much company information into it.

This is a serious concern. There have already been hacks into companies based off company info that was entered into one of these AI apps. You'd think those dummies would lock that down, but I guess not so far.

 

[Darryl Steight]

I'm a software developer and have used it to generate specific pieces of code that I consider to be boilerplate, especially when I'm working with programming languages that I'm not super-familiar with.

It works well for that but doesn't handle error checking at all. It also tends to lose reliability if you ask it to do too much at once. For example, if you ask it to generate code for an entire process the code tends to have errors that need to be fixed before it works cleanly. And again you have to add all the error checking and recovery yourself.

I also use it to generate bullsh!t responses to waste-of-time assignments that our HR department loves to hand out for 'training' purposes. It works wonderfully for that.

I use it to fill out all my TPS reports**

 

[Chesusdog]

I tried using it some last football season to generate pictures for SPS, but it kept getting upset over my suggestions. Need an AI option that isn't such a puss about dark thoughts.

 

[615dawg]

I pay for the premium. It organizes my day, makes stock picks for me (has beaten the index 28 out of 30 months) and the other day I was able to write some code with just a screenshot of a drawing of what I wanted to do.

 

[QuadrupleOption]

I use it to fill out all my TPS reports**

Man if I could figure out how to train it to do all the crap that has nothing to do with my actual job, I'd have an extra 15 hours a week to, um, read sixpack I guess.

 

[anon1768925248]

Do you use it for work? Any of you pay for the premium? And if so, is it worth it?

I've used in in real estate work. You have to watch it because it has a tendency to repeat phrases and add in things that aren't entirely factual.

Most recent thing I've used it for is a gampeplan for restoration of an old Jeep Grand Wagoneer. I'm not exactly mechanically inclined, and it's been very helpful in determining potential costs and pitfalls.

Here's an interesting article on how different generations are using it.

From Search Bar to Life Coach: How Different Generations Use ChatGPT - Decrypt

OpenAI CEO Sam Altman says AI use splits by generation, from a search tool for Boomers to a life assistant for Gen Z.

decrypt.co

I paid for premium and basically let it write a bunch of papers and discussion board posts for some classes I’m taking. I use quillbot to paraphrase and Throw off the AI detectors. Not sure how it is possible to not get a degree with the tools at hand today.

 

[RivaDawg]

I use it for calorie tracking. Input a meal and it calculates calories. If eating out, take a picture of the plate, upload the photo, and it will break down the contents and the calories. It doesn’t have to be 100% accurate, but it is useful to do something I wouldn’t do without it.

 

[cadawg26]

I just ask it random questions. One time I asked who it thought would be the next coach at state. It put the Ragin Cajuns head coach as one of the top options. I stopped asking it state questions after that.

 

[Wesson Bulldog]

I wrote a radio commercial for the dealership with Grok recently. It actually sounded better than what I normally write.