Did you know you can spot the use of ChatGPT and other forms of artificial intelligence from the language they use?
Apparently AI loves buzzwords. An investigation into scientific articles found a suspicious increase in the use of words like intricate, commendable, impressively and undoubtedly.
That’s just one of the interesting tidbits about AI I found online and shared on social media. Here are more:
“Most of us think about how we can use AI as a creative assistant, and that’s good, but we need to get beyond that, and come up with innovative ways of using AI,” says Martin Waxman.
Yes, AI-generated copy can feel “mind-numbingly drab.” PR Daily collects the elements you can look out for and rework (like structural clichés) to make the output sound like you.
An interesting look at four AI tools and how they fared in a PR task test, by Allison Carter.
The importance of AI disclosure and copyright assertion, by Christopher S. Penn. (His own newsletter contains this statement: “100% of this week’s newsletter was generated by me, the human.” I think we’ll see more of this.)
Cautions about using AI
One of the exciting benefits of AI tools is that they can fill skill gaps and reduce the boring, technically tedious tasks often required in design, says Nielsen Norman Group. But even though you can create something today that you couldn’t before, it will take effort and time to make it high-quality and different from what anyone else can create.
Download a guide to how NOT to use AI in internal communications from Interact Software.
Adopt the AI version of the old newsroom adage, “If AI says your mother loves you, check it out,” says Tom Corfman. Chatbot mistakes to avoid include inaccurate information, invented links and made-up quotes.
More AI mistakes to avoid in internal comms, like don’t over-automate personal interactions. Let humans handle personal touchpoints, says Brilliant Ink.
I had not thought of AI in this way before, but Josh Bernoff is right: AI tools write with an “accent.” He discusses some of the signs you’re reading AI-generated writing, like no drama and repeated ideas.
Support for not using AI
“Why are we in such a hurry to sound more alike [with AI-generated content]?” asks Stephanie Johnson in Forbes. “Writing from scratch is hard. But it’s a beautiful type of hard. It is what makes great stories unforgettable.”
What other helpful, interesting or surprising posts about AI have you found online? Please share in the comments or drop me a note. Oh, and 100% of this blog post itself was generated by me, the human. The robot image was generated by Dall-E. Of interest is the bot spelled a correctly-spelled word wrong on its first response to my prompt.
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