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If you can't imagine a use case for generative AI in your email client or word doc, well I really don't even know what to tell you.

Applejinx 3y ago
That's a REALLY weird response. Anything coming out of my email client is from ME. And I don't use Word, but if I did, there isn't one thing I could possibly produce that would be better off from having generative AI spewing out whatever it thought relevant.
- fkyoureadthedoc 3y ago
  It really takes just the tiniest fraction of imagination to come up with a valid use case. Think about the capabilities of Chat GPT. We know you don't need dropbox because you build your own with FTP and it can't replace your USB stick. Look outside of yourself for just a moment. Envision that everyone is not you.
  - Applejinx 3y ago
    Why would I want to talk to them as not me? If I have to fall back on ChatGPT to respond, it means I may as well be silent… and that is an option. I don't HAVE to make fake responses as if they are me, faster, cheaper and more dishonestly. I can be silent if I've got nothing to say.
    - fkyoureadthedoc 3y ago
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bigstrat2003 3y ago
Why on earth would I need, or want, generative AI to write simple documents for me? It takes me all of 1-2 minutes to write most emails (and the ones which take longer, an AI couldn't do). There's no onerous task here that the tool eases. Moreover, I think that the world is a profoundly worse place if humans no longer actually communicate with each other, and just have a machine to it for them. This is an aesthetic preference so YMMV, but that's just a sad empty existence imo.
- fkyoureadthedoc 3y ago
  You are not every person. It really takes just the smallest bit of imagination to understand this. You even somewhat said it yourself "This is an aesthetic preference so YMMV". Yes, everyone's mileage will vary. The rest of your comment could have been left unsaid.

Applejinx 3y ago

That's a REALLY weird response. Anything coming out of my email client is from ME. And I don't use Word, but if I did, there isn't one thing I could possibly produce that would be better off from having generative AI spewing out whatever it thought relevant.

fkyoureadthedoc 3y ago
It really takes just the tiniest fraction of imagination to come up with a valid use case. Think about the capabilities of Chat GPT. We know you don't need dropbox because you build your own with FTP and it can't replace your USB stick. Look outside of yourself for just a moment. Envision that everyone is not you.
- Applejinx 3y ago
  Why would I want to talk to them as not me? If I have to fall back on ChatGPT to respond, it means I may as well be silent… and that is an option. I don't HAVE to make fake responses as if they are me, faster, cheaper and more dishonestly. I can be silent if I've got nothing to say.
  - fkyoureadthedoc 3y ago
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bigstrat2003 3y ago

Why on earth would I need, or want, generative AI to write simple documents for me? It takes me all of 1-2 minutes to write most emails (and the ones which take longer, an AI couldn't do). There's no onerous task here that the tool eases. Moreover, I think that the world is a profoundly worse place if humans no longer actually communicate with each other, and just have a machine to it for them. This is an aesthetic preference so YMMV, but that's just a sad empty existence imo.

fkyoureadthedoc 3y ago
You are not every person. It really takes just the smallest bit of imagination to understand this. You even somewhat said it yourself "This is an aesthetic preference so YMMV". Yes, everyone's mileage will vary. The rest of your comment could have been left unsaid.