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Re: Ask HN: How are you using GPT to be productive?

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Post by fooker »

fanagra32 wrote: post #371
applesauce004 wrote: post #328

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I agree with this statement a lot. Using Copilot saves you a lot of tedium if you are comfortable with the language already. If you are new to the language, then it might trip you up a bit (at least in its current incarnation). Here is an example where it helps. I tried to initiate a connection to a Mongodb server using Python. While i have used many databases before, I have never used Python and MongoDB together. So…

And you will have no idea whether the solution it presents to you is idiomatic or recommended or contains some common critical flaw or is hopelessly outdated. How can you find out? Back to alt-tabbing to the browser. Sure it may take a bit more time to get going, but then you'll get it right the first time and learn something along the way. Your copilot example is just another iteration of copy-and-paste some random…

You have no idea if the alternative code you would have written would have been idiomatic or had some critical flaw.

We have 50+ years of software engineering wisdom to deal with these issues. Testing, Fuzzing, version control, code reviews, the whole gauntlet.

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Post by dceddia »

Volrath89 wrote: post #244
Marcan wrote: post #203

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Thank you for your well written response. I found it informative as I'm also currently exploring ways to leverage ChatGPT in my daily workflow. I also found it interesting that your answer kind of mirrors the writing style of ChatGPT, especially at the end there. I'm not saying you used it to write that response by the way, just that it may become more and more common for people to adopt this style the more ChatGPT's…

I suppose it was part of the "joke", but YOUR answer is the one written in ChatGPT style, not OP. I was thinking that maybe in the near future it will be "better" to write with a couple of mistakes here and there just to prove your humanity. Like the common "loose" instead of "lose" mistake, it will be like a stamp proving that you are a human writing.

I was just thinking this morning about how one day, probably soon, we’ll have people reminiscing about how they miss seeing typos in writing.

Re: Ask HN: How are you using GPT to be productive?

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Post by throwthrowuknow »

grumple wrote: post #449
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The top google search always comes with a lot of ads and other crap that you have to filter through. Also the response might not be exactly what your looking for (you might not have the same materials.) For instance you can ask chatgpt to create a practice plan that doesn’t require cones, or is focused on a certain set of skills, etc.

Just wait until sponsors start paying to have ChatGPT incept ideas into your mind. "Crucial next step is to buy some Rogaine", but significantly less obvious. Or other less obvious but highly impactful behavior modification like the algorithms used by TikTok/Instagram that push you in a certain direction or reinforce existing beliefs.

Or the ones already used by Google. Sarcasm aside, at least there’sa fighting chance chatgpt will remain a paid and ad free service. There’s likely to be a lot of competition soon

Re: Ask HN: How are you using GPT to be productive?

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Post by Mezzie »

ornornor wrote: post #397
hermannj314 wrote: post #349

I have a few conversations going. My most productive is a therapy session with ChatGPT as therapist. I told it my values, my short term goals, and some areas in my life where I'd like to have more focus and areas where I would like to spend less time. Some days we are retrospective and some days we are planning. My therapist gets me back on track, never judges, and has lots of motivational ideas for me. All aligned w…

I’d be terrified to do this: - the insight into your mind that a private for profit company gets is immense and potentially very damaging when weaponized (either through a “whoops we got hacked” moment or intentionally for the next level of adtech) - chatgpt and other LLMs are known to hallucinate. What if it’s advice is wrong or makes you worse in the long term because it’s just regurgitating whatever at you?

It's basically techno tarot cards in my view: The illusion of an external force helps you break certain internal inhibitions to consider your situation and problems more objectively.

Re: Ask HN: How are you using GPT to be productive?

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Post by unboxingelf »

hermannj314 wrote: post #349

I have a few conversations going. My most productive is a therapy session with ChatGPT as therapist. I told it my values, my short term goals, and some areas in my life where I'd like to have more focus and areas where I would like to spend less time. Some days we are retrospective and some days we are planning. My therapist gets me back on track, never judges, and has lots of motivational ideas for me. All aligned w…

divulging personal information to a Microsoft AI seems like a horrible idea.

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Post by gabrieledarrigo »

chrbr wrote: post #395
dr_dshiv wrote: post #281

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Risky vs what? Googling? Not doing anything? Waiting for a therapist? It’s extremely sensitive to human emotional dynamics. It is also extremely biased toward non violent communication, which is very hard for humans.

Agree, and for things like cognitive behavioral therapy, where the "rules" are well-known and well-represented in its training corpus, it's amazing.

Guys, you are really crazy. Please find a real therapist with experience.

Re: Ask HN: How are you using GPT to be productive?

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Post by devstein »

I'm trying to use GPT to help me (and others) manage recruiting emails and the job search process.

Right now, every time you start looking for a job, you start from scratch. Review old emails, search for relevant job boards, check HN, check LinkedIn, etc. The goal is to use GPT to automate outbound to companies to find you potential opportunities that match your preferences. Basically a GPT-powered recruiter for every candidate. Similar to what companies currently do with tools like Gem, but giving the power back to candidates.

https://github.com/shared-recruiting-co/shared-recruiting-co

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