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"I asked ChatGPT" is the new Wikipedia link, it seems.

jeroenhd 3y ago
I generally assume the accounts posting "I asked ChatGPT about $topic" are karma farming bots. At least Wikipedia is checked for accuracy occasionally, ChatGPT links are the modern equivalent of lmgtfy In this case the term looked up is literally explained in the linked article. Anyone who read the article shouldn't even be Googling for basic information, unless they need to know specifics that are out of scope for the article's subject.
- rendall 3y ago
  I was curious about the question raised in the article: why the name "barrel" files? Even as a native speaker, the term didn't make sense to me either. I opened by asking ChatGPT what barrel files actually are both to verify that the term used in the article is correct and to ensure that ChatGPT and I were both properly referring to the same thing. Having taken the time to learn this, I shared it with the community. Not sure what I did wrong there to be downvoted and accused of being a "karma farming" bot.
  - sfink 3y ago
    I wasn't personally bothered by your post, but I would still suggest that you not do that. You are suggesting that a ChatGPT output can serve as a reference of some sort. That is not correct. Mentally prefix any ChatGPT response with "A plausible sounding answer to that question is..." Given that, what is the purpose of your post? Are you asking if what the LLM says is indeed the correct origin of the "barrel" term? Or did you do the research and discover that it is the right meaning, but couldn't come up with the right wording to express that and so relied on ChatGPT, yet you still wanted to be transparent about using it? Posting ChatGPT responses is fine imho, but they don't mean anything by themselves. For a joke or something, they wouldn't need to. But if you're using it to convey information or ask a question, you have to say so along with the plausible goop it spat out.
    - rendall 3y ago
      I appreciate your taking the time to give your thoughts on this. I disagree, but sincere thanks.

I generally assume the accounts posting "I asked ChatGPT about $topic" are karma farming bots. At least Wikipedia is checked for accuracy occasionally, ChatGPT links are the modern equivalent of lmgtfy In this case the term looked up is literally explained in the linked article. Anyone who read the article shouldn't even be Googling for basic information, unless they need to know specifics that are out of scope for the article's subject.

rendall 3y ago
I was curious about the question raised in the article: why the name "barrel" files? Even as a native speaker, the term didn't make sense to me either. I opened by asking ChatGPT what barrel files actually are both to verify that the term used in the article is correct and to ensure that ChatGPT and I were both properly referring to the same thing. Having taken the time to learn this, I shared it with the community. Not sure what I did wrong there to be downvoted and accused of being a "karma farming" bot.
- sfink 3y ago
  I wasn't personally bothered by your post, but I would still suggest that you not do that. You are suggesting that a ChatGPT output can serve as a reference of some sort. That is not correct. Mentally prefix any ChatGPT response with "A plausible sounding answer to that question is..." Given that, what is the purpose of your post? Are you asking if what the LLM says is indeed the correct origin of the "barrel" term? Or did you do the research and discover that it is the right meaning, but couldn't come up with the right wording to express that and so relied on ChatGPT, yet you still wanted to be transparent about using it? Posting ChatGPT responses is fine imho, but they don't mean anything by themselves. For a joke or something, they wouldn't need to. But if you're using it to convey information or ask a question, you have to say so along with the plausible goop it spat out.
  - rendall 3y ago
    I appreciate your taking the time to give your thoughts on this. I disagree, but sincere thanks.