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I write things a lot of times in not the nicest way. Not mean but very blunt and matter of factly. I've started to use GPTChat for important emails and it's be

I write things a lot of times in not the nicest way. Not mean but very blunt and matter of factly. I've started to use GPTChat for important emails and it's been a huge help. I can't wait to have it directly integrated into my email app.

thefourthchime 4y ago
I have the exact same problem! I messed up at work and needed to write a summary of what happened plus some apology. I wrote it, then asked ChatGPT to rewrite it, but more friendly. The result was great. I’ll be using it all the time for my professional communications.
- lamontcg 4y ago
  Wish I had this 10 years ago to write all my notices about why I was closing some user's PR/issue.
- aix1 4y ago
  When you ask ChatGPT to write work-related comms, I'm curious how you handle PII and your employer's confidential information?
  - hxugufjfjf 4y ago
    Censor identifiable information first: s/customername/evilcorp/g
nullwarp 4y ago
You people are weird. Is it that hard to write a personally accountable email? Do i just live in bizzaro-world?
- markdown 4y ago
  > Do i just live in bizzaro-world? Yes, one in which there is no empathy and one can't comprehend that others might have different skills, different experiences, different abilities.
- bigodbiel 4y ago
  Using formal language and appropriate politeness is hard, or at least taxing.
  - Spivak 4y ago
    Yeah, I have no ability whatsoever to write in corporate business speak. My boss who is a wizard at it does me a service and takes what I write and translates it. I am shocked every time at how polite yet firm he can make things sound. I swear he could tell someone to go fuck themselves and they would nod and say that seems like the best course of action going forward.
- logicallee 4y ago
  Two people have tried to answer you but let's give ChatGPT a go. See the complete unaltered transcript below. My prompt in [brackets], everything else below is chatgpt. (Notably, I didn't write the last paragraph!) Note that the entirety of my followup prompt was based on the idea of a situation that might escalate which it mentioned in its first response, I just picked up on it and chose to focus on it. What do you think? -- [Someone doesn't understand why someone would use an AI assistant to write things in a friendlier manner. They wrote "You people are weird. Is it that hard to write a personally accountable email? Do i just live in bizzaro-world?" Explain to this person the benefits of using an AI assistant, and do so using a specific example that humans find very difficult but that through your expertise you could help them solve. Be sure that your example is motivating and would help this poster see the light.] It's understandable that you might find the idea of using an AI assistant to write things in a friendlier manner to be strange. However, there are many benefits to using an AI assistant for tasks like this. For example, let's say you're a customer service representative who spends a lot of time responding to customer emails. You might find that it can be challenging to keep your responses friendly and helpful, especially when you're dealing with difficult customers or responding to a high volume of emails. In this situation, an AI assistant could be very helpful. Using an AI assistant, you could quickly and easily generate friendly, helpful responses to customer emails. The AI assistant could use its natural language processing capabilities to understand the customer's concerns and provide a personalized response. This would not only save you time and effort, but it would also help you provide better customer service. In addition, using an AI assistant could help you avoid common pitfalls when dealing with difficult customers. For example, the AI assistant could help you avoid responding in a way that might escalate the situation or cause further frustration. Overall, using an AI assistant to write in a friendlier manner can help you provide better customer service and save you time and effort. [Give a specific example of a case that could easily escalate. Quote a hypothetical angry customer directly, quote what a person might say, and quote an AI-generated friendly response that is much more likely to have a better outcome. Use specific direct hypothetical quotes.] Here's a specific example of a case that could easily escalate: Customer: "I've been waiting for my order for over a week and I haven't received any updates! I'm extremely disappointed and frustrated. What's going on?" Person: "I'm sorry for the delay. We're experiencing some shipping issues, but we're working on it." AI: "I understand how frustrating it can be to wait for a delayed order. I apologize for the inconvenience. We're working hard to resolve the shipping issues and get your order to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help." In this example, the customer is clearly angry and frustrated. A person responding to the customer's email might try to apologize and provide an explanation, but this response might not be enough to calm the customer down. The AI, on the other hand, recognizes the customer's emotions and provides a more personalized and empathetic response. This response is more likely to calm the customer down and prevent the situation from escalating.
- za3faran 4y ago
  Some of us don't have the best composition skills!
- DoesntMatter22 4y ago
  Seems like you could use help from GPTChat. Perfect example of how you don't want to write things
- SentientNo4 4y ago
  In a world where the de-facto language is English but most people are not native speakers, it's actually really hard to compose official or neutral sounding messages. I can navigate colloquial conversations in English pretty well, but I find it difficult when I have to reply to business or clerical emails where I need to sound neutrally professional, whether because I lack vocabulary or because my own native language idiosyncrasies slip in and make the message awkward to native speakers, something that an automated AI like this would eliminate. So I would say you just have a very limited view of the world outside your own small universe.
  - pacifika 4y ago
    AI to combat racism
- capableweb 4y ago
  > How can I say " You people are weird. Is it that hard to write a personally accountable email?" in a nicer way? > One way to say this in a nicer way is to express your thoughts and feelings in a more direct and understanding manner. For example, you could say something like: "I'm having trouble understanding why it's difficult for you to write a personally accountable email. Could you explain your perspective on this?" This approach shows that you're open to hearing their thoughts and opinions, and it's more likely to lead to a productive conversation. Just one example how it can help you be (at least appear to be) a bit more emphatic to your fellow human beings.
  - layer8 4y ago
    I prefer the original’s honesty.
    - Valakas_ 4y ago
      Brutal honesty, you mean. Where often the person is more interested in the "brutal" part than the honesty.
- brettermeier 4y ago
  I also can't believe how weird you have to be to find it useful of having an AI write your mails. What a nonesende must those people write when they need help of an AI? This again seems to be just stupid tech stuff nobody really needs.

thefourthchime 4y ago

I have the exact same problem! I messed up at work and needed to write a summary of what happened plus some apology. I wrote it, then asked ChatGPT to rewrite it, but more friendly. The result was great. I’ll be using it all the time for my professional communications.

lamontcg 4y ago
Wish I had this 10 years ago to write all my notices about why I was closing some user's PR/issue.
aix1 4y ago
When you ask ChatGPT to write work-related comms, I'm curious how you handle PII and your employer's confidential information?
- hxugufjfjf 4y ago
  Censor identifiable information first: s/customername/evilcorp/g

nullwarp 4y ago

You people are weird. Is it that hard to write a personally accountable email? Do i just live in bizzaro-world?

markdown 4y ago
> Do i just live in bizzaro-world? Yes, one in which there is no empathy and one can't comprehend that others might have different skills, different experiences, different abilities.
bigodbiel 4y ago
Using formal language and appropriate politeness is hard, or at least taxing.
- Spivak 4y ago
  Yeah, I have no ability whatsoever to write in corporate business speak. My boss who is a wizard at it does me a service and takes what I write and translates it. I am shocked every time at how polite yet firm he can make things sound. I swear he could tell someone to go fuck themselves and they would nod and say that seems like the best course of action going forward.
logicallee 4y ago
Two people have tried to answer you but let's give ChatGPT a go. See the complete unaltered transcript below. My prompt in [brackets], everything else below is chatgpt. (Notably, I didn't write the last paragraph!) Note that the entirety of my followup prompt was based on the idea of a situation that might escalate which it mentioned in its first response, I just picked up on it and chose to focus on it. What do you think? -- [Someone doesn't understand why someone would use an AI assistant to write things in a friendlier manner. They wrote "You people are weird. Is it that hard to write a personally accountable email? Do i just live in bizzaro-world?" Explain to this person the benefits of using an AI assistant, and do so using a specific example that humans find very difficult but that through your expertise you could help them solve. Be sure that your example is motivating and would help this poster see the light.] It's understandable that you might find the idea of using an AI assistant to write things in a friendlier manner to be strange. However, there are many benefits to using an AI assistant for tasks like this. For example, let's say you're a customer service representative who spends a lot of time responding to customer emails. You might find that it can be challenging to keep your responses friendly and helpful, especially when you're dealing with difficult customers or responding to a high volume of emails. In this situation, an AI assistant could be very helpful. Using an AI assistant, you could quickly and easily generate friendly, helpful responses to customer emails. The AI assistant could use its natural language processing capabilities to understand the customer's concerns and provide a personalized response. This would not only save you time and effort, but it would also help you provide better customer service. In addition, using an AI assistant could help you avoid common pitfalls when dealing with difficult customers. For example, the AI assistant could help you avoid responding in a way that might escalate the situation or cause further frustration. Overall, using an AI assistant to write in a friendlier manner can help you provide better customer service and save you time and effort. [Give a specific example of a case that could easily escalate. Quote a hypothetical angry customer directly, quote what a person might say, and quote an AI-generated friendly response that is much more likely to have a better outcome. Use specific direct hypothetical quotes.] Here's a specific example of a case that could easily escalate: Customer: "I've been waiting for my order for over a week and I haven't received any updates! I'm extremely disappointed and frustrated. What's going on?" Person: "I'm sorry for the delay. We're experiencing some shipping issues, but we're working on it." AI: "I understand how frustrating it can be to wait for a delayed order. I apologize for the inconvenience. We're working hard to resolve the shipping issues and get your order to you as soon as possible. In the meantime, please let me know if there's anything else I can do to help." In this example, the customer is clearly angry and frustrated. A person responding to the customer's email might try to apologize and provide an explanation, but this response might not be enough to calm the customer down. The AI, on the other hand, recognizes the customer's emotions and provides a more personalized and empathetic response. This response is more likely to calm the customer down and prevent the situation from escalating.
za3faran 4y ago
Some of us don't have the best composition skills!
DoesntMatter22 4y ago
Seems like you could use help from GPTChat. Perfect example of how you don't want to write things
SentientNo4 4y ago
In a world where the de-facto language is English but most people are not native speakers, it's actually really hard to compose official or neutral sounding messages. I can navigate colloquial conversations in English pretty well, but I find it difficult when I have to reply to business or clerical emails where I need to sound neutrally professional, whether because I lack vocabulary or because my own native language idiosyncrasies slip in and make the message awkward to native speakers, something that an automated AI like this would eliminate. So I would say you just have a very limited view of the world outside your own small universe.
- pacifika 4y ago
  AI to combat racism
capableweb 4y ago
> How can I say " You people are weird. Is it that hard to write a personally accountable email?" in a nicer way? > One way to say this in a nicer way is to express your thoughts and feelings in a more direct and understanding manner. For example, you could say something like: "I'm having trouble understanding why it's difficult for you to write a personally accountable email. Could you explain your perspective on this?" This approach shows that you're open to hearing their thoughts and opinions, and it's more likely to lead to a productive conversation. Just one example how it can help you be (at least appear to be) a bit more emphatic to your fellow human beings.
- layer8 4y ago
  I prefer the original’s honesty.
  - Valakas_ 4y ago
    Brutal honesty, you mean. Where often the person is more interested in the "brutal" part than the honesty.
brettermeier 4y ago
I also can't believe how weird you have to be to find it useful of having an AI write your mails. What a nonesende must those people write when they need help of an AI? This again seems to be just stupid tech stuff nobody really needs.