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

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Post by avereveard »

jerrygoyal wrote: post #104
jmann99999 wrote: post #15

Generally rewriting emails for clarity... but I found another neat use of GPT-4. For public APIs, I ask to make sure its aware of the api. Then I ask for endpoints. I find the endpoint I want. Then I ask it to code a request to the endpoint in language X (Ruby, Python, Elixir). It then gives me a starting point to jump off from. Thirty seconds of prompt writing saves me about 20 minutes of getting setup. Yes, I have…

> Generally rewriting emails for clarity I built a free ChatGPT chrome extension that integrates with Gmail for better UX: https://chatgptwriter.ai (300k users so far)

chatgpt isn't compliant with any regulation including gdpr how much private data are your extension's user sending there?

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

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Post by awestroke »

nomilk wrote: post #102

The past week I used GPT for about 80% of my commit messages. I put it in a terminal command so all I type is 'commit' and that's equivalent to: git add . && git commit -m "message" && git push. The message is generated automatically via the GPT API. I made it public in case anyone else wants to try/use/fork it: https://github.com/stevecondylios/gpt-generated-commit-messa... It's very convenient for README and docs c…

You and I have very different ideas of what makes a good commit message

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

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Post by nimchimpsky »

lisasays wrote: post #35
olalonde wrote: post #4

Mostly just asking stuff directly on https://chat.openai.com/chat . Last 8 requests were (all successful): - Asked it to improve a HN comment I wrote. - Asked about an idiom I couldn't remember, by saying it in other words. - Asked it to dumb down some things about options (finance) I didn't understand. - Asked it if I could use the eBay API to list my purchase history (you can, and it knew how). - Asked it to genera…

Asked it to generate pretty standard Terms of Service for an app I'm working on. So you're using it generate a legally actionable document. Is this a good idea?

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

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Post by maytc »

techtonicshift wrote: post #95
maytc wrote: post #24

I've been using it as an aid in my writing process. Essentially, I can now pour my thoughts onto paper, complete with errors and poor word choices. With just a click, GPT transforms it into a presentable version. Basically I created a small app to streamline the workflow. https://henshu.ai

This is cool. What kind of prompts are you running in the background to improve the prose? How can I direct the prose in a certain way - say if I wanted my text to be official or funny? We are building a GPT integration as well that helps users analyze reviews. Check out our demo https://show.nnext.ai/

You can ask it to rewrite the given prose and make it funnier. If the given text is already kinda funny it should spice it up. If it doesnt have much material, gpt may likely hallucinate some material to get it to be funny

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

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Post by nomilk »

awestroke wrote: post #133
nomilk wrote: post #102

The past week I used GPT for about 80% of my commit messages. I put it in a terminal command so all I type is 'commit' and that's equivalent to: git add . && git commit -m "message" && git push. The message is generated automatically via the GPT API. I made it public in case anyone else wants to try/use/fork it: https://github.com/stevecondylios/gpt-generated-commit-messa... It's very convenient for README and docs c…

You and I have very different ideas of what makes a good commit message

I’m interested to hear more. Can you give an example or two.

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

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Post by carlmr »

barbarr wrote: post #40

For coding, I've been using it like Stack Overflow. It really decreases my barrier to doing work because I can ask lazy follow-up questions. For example, I might start out by asking it a question about a problem with Pandas like "How do I select rows of a dataframe where a column of lists of strings contains a string?". After that, GPT realizes I'm talking about Pandas, and I'm allowed to ask lazy prompts like "how d…

So on my coding problems I haven't had much luck. It doesn't seem to know Bazel, the Rust code I asked about was completely hallucinated, but it did solve a problem with Azure DevOps I had.

I think if the training set did not contain enough of something it can't really think of a solution.

What is really nice though it's as you say the refinement of questions. Sometimes it's hard to think of the right query, maybe you're missing the words to express yourself, and to chatGPT you can say yes, but not quite.

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

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Post by avereveard »

eachro wrote: post #116

Is there a big difference between chatgpt and chatgptplus? I use chatgpt for routine things every day (some basic word smithing, looking up how to use libraries, etc) and it is already quite good. What does the 20/mo get me that I don't already get with the free version?

Gpt-4 and plugins that allow it to have fresh data off from live sources

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

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Post by namaria »

lisasays wrote: post #68
olalonde wrote: post #60

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Has there ever been a case of a ToS so badly written that not having one would have been preferable? I'd be curious to hear about that story if it exists.

At a certain point in my life, I came to the conclusion that if something is important enough, it generally pays to: (1) either research the matter myself until I was satisfied that I understood the cost/risk tradeoff sufficiently; or (2) if I don't have the time or skills to do that, have the matter reviewed professionally. Both of which are alternatives to "doing nothing". Employment or other contracts, health deci…

Hiring professionals is often about transferring liabilities to knowledgeable people. I wouldn't want to respond for something done by some automatic tool whose output I don't fully understand.

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

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Post by shivekkhurana »

> For generating reports : I dumped a few SQL definitions in the prompt, then started asking questions like: "Write an SQL statement to check how many users signed up last week?".

Then used these commands in Postgres.

> For proofreading, adding emojis and changing tones : ChatGPT doesn't have a personality. It's prose generation is not bold. So I write the text myself, and ask Siri to proofread it, add emojis etc.

I call ChatGPT Siri. It doesn't seem to mind. It never acknowledges it though.

> For repetitive typing tasks ⌨: Convert Markdown text to org mode, add a quote around all variable names, add a tab in every closure.

> For writing code : This is a hit or a miss, but I have realized that Chat GPT points me to correct APIs, or variables that I can look up on Google

> For learning paths : I'm learning Emacs and cooking. I tell GPT my current state, things that I know, and the place where I want to be. It fills in the next steps. Not ideal, but I hope this improves. This will make AI an excellent teacher.

> For generating content ideas : It kills the writer's block. Chat GPT generates enough good ideas for me to pick and write tweets on. But I refrain from using GPT content directly because it's bland.

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