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Why is it that they cannot resist the temptation of editing? Normally, I wonder, do they commission 8 separate op-eds and then merge them "to capture the differ

Why is it that they cannot resist the temptation of editing? Normally, I wonder, do they commission 8 separate op-eds and then merge them "to capture the different styles and registers"? GPT-3 is a major achievement in how well it can locate and regurgitate relevant material that appeared in its training set. But let's be honest in how we present the technology to the general public. Show the actual output, not a version edited by a human.

Rerarom 6y ago
They will when the computer will edit better than them.
rpdillon 6y ago
I found their argument compelling. > Editing GPT-3’s op-ed was no different to editing a human op-ed.
- gus_massa 6y ago
  It is very difficult to evaluate how much work the editor did, unless they publish the 8 versions, highlighting which part of each of them was used. (Did they use whole paragraphs, or cherry picked sentences or individual words?) For a real unedited post, take a look at https://pay.reddit.com/r/GPT3/comments/i7wzqg/has_anyone_asked_gpt3_the_last_question_how_may/ https://pay.reddit.com/r/GPT3/comments/i7wzqg/has_anyone_ask... (hat tip to mrfusion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24134364 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24134364 ) It is nice because it almost make sense, it make sense locally https://xkcd.com/365/ https://xkcd.com/365/ but after some times you notices it is not going anywhere. And then it has some conceptual problems that are easier to spot in exact problem but can be hidden is a fuzzy essays like this. And an editor can improve a lot of it and cut the tangents and remove some of the errors.
  - throwawaysea 6y ago
    What’s with the “pay.reddit.com” sub domain? Does that do something different than just visiting Reddit?
    - gus_massa 6y ago
      No idea. I just copied it from the submission without looking.
- yyyk 6y ago
  Most humans don't submit 8 different versions of an op-ed; The entire point is to show off the AI.

Rerarom 6y ago

They will when the computer will edit better than them.

rpdillon 6y ago

I found their argument compelling. > Editing GPT-3’s op-ed was no different to editing a human op-ed.

gus_massa 6y ago
It is very difficult to evaluate how much work the editor did, unless they publish the 8 versions, highlighting which part of each of them was used. (Did they use whole paragraphs, or cherry picked sentences or individual words?) For a real unedited post, take a look at https://pay.reddit.com/r/GPT3/comments/i7wzqg/has_anyone_asked_gpt3_the_last_question_how_may/ https://pay.reddit.com/r/GPT3/comments/i7wzqg/has_anyone_ask... (hat tip to mrfusion https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24134364 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24134364 ) It is nice because it almost make sense, it make sense locally https://xkcd.com/365/ https://xkcd.com/365/ but after some times you notices it is not going anywhere. And then it has some conceptual problems that are easier to spot in exact problem but can be hidden is a fuzzy essays like this. And an editor can improve a lot of it and cut the tangents and remove some of the errors.
- throwawaysea 6y ago
  What’s with the “pay.reddit.com” sub domain? Does that do something different than just visiting Reddit?
  - gus_massa 6y ago
    No idea. I just copied it from the submission without looking.
yyyk 6y ago
Most humans don't submit 8 different versions of an op-ed; The entire point is to show off the AI.