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How to get coworkers to stop giving me ChatGPT-generated suggestions?

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Re: How to get coworkers to stop giving me ChatGPT-generated suggestions?

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You can create counterpoint arguments with ChatGPT... Sh t in / Sh t out. Everybody happy. Years back during big outsourcing project, this never ending conversation (between human teams) were big part of it.

I'd say tell them to ask GPT why it won't work. It'll say something like "You're right, I've made a mistake...".

This should illustrate that it can be helpful, but it's just aiming to please whether or not the solution is workable or sane.

Re: How to get coworkers to stop giving me ChatGPT-generated suggestions?

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What matters is whether the suggestions are actually good, not where they came from.

The issue here is that the artists are confident that the suggestions (which they don't themselves understand) are good because they came from ChatGPT.

Re: How to get coworkers to stop giving me ChatGPT-generated suggestions?

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What matters is whether the suggestions are actually good, not where they came from.

Yeah, but it appears this guy can't convince the suggestion givers because they lack the expertise to evaluate their suggestions. For instance, they could be asking ChatGPT how to do something in code and then sending that.

Re: How to get coworkers to stop giving me ChatGPT-generated suggestions?

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What matters is whether the suggestions are actually good, not where they came from.

the issue is it takes effort to determine if the idea is good or finding subtle errors in generated code, generating it with GPT requires almost no effort from the person who then offloads it

Re: How to get coworkers to stop giving me ChatGPT-generated suggestions?

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What matters is whether the suggestions are actually good, not where they came from.

The author makes it clear in the associated discussion that he doesn't immediately assume the suggestions are bad based on their source:

> I take the time to understand and consider each suggestion, not rejecting anything out of hand, and share them with my team members (of which there are 17).

The issue is the time it takes to explain _why_ these are bad ideas to non-technical (and skeptical) colleagues.

Re: How to get coworkers to stop giving me ChatGPT-generated suggestions?

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post #4

What matters is whether the suggestions are actually good, not where they came from.

The issue here is that the artists are confident that the suggestions (which they don't themselves understand) are good because they came from ChatGPT.

I would argue that if you cannot answer questions on something generated before suggesting it or handing it off, you absolutely should not be pushing for it. Do the research necessary to feel fully confident on a hand-off.
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