From c127f9be7f4f5ab050347d254168e5a7e3fbf98c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: John Bowdre Date: Fri, 5 Apr 2024 14:55:36 -0500 Subject: [PATCH] new post: using-genai-responses-explain-things --- gemlog/using-genai-responses-explain-things.gmi | 7 +++++++ gemlog/using-genai-responses-explain-things.yaml | 6 ++++++ 2 files changed, 13 insertions(+) create mode 100644 gemlog/using-genai-responses-explain-things.gmi create mode 100644 gemlog/using-genai-responses-explain-things.yaml diff --git a/gemlog/using-genai-responses-explain-things.gmi b/gemlog/using-genai-responses-explain-things.gmi new file mode 100644 index 0000000..a9aee87 --- /dev/null +++ b/gemlog/using-genai-responses-explain-things.gmi @@ -0,0 +1,7 @@ +> Just don't. + +Nobody gains anything from copy-and-pasting an AI-generated explanation of `$topic` into a chat, email, discussion forum, blog post, or other communication. Such explanations are often incomplete or inaccurate, and sharing them in that way comes across as a low-effort attempt to show everyone how smart you are(n't). It doesn't help anyone. + +If you want to explain something to someone, do it in your own words! Not only does that allow you to tailor the explanation to the audience and context, but it will usually help you develop a better understanding of the topic as well. + +Your audience will learn something, and you probably will too - everybody wins! diff --git a/gemlog/using-genai-responses-explain-things.yaml b/gemlog/using-genai-responses-explain-things.yaml new file mode 100644 index 0000000..70150d1 --- /dev/null +++ b/gemlog/using-genai-responses-explain-things.yaml @@ -0,0 +1,6 @@ +id: "urn:uuid:20fc1652-99c5-4929-aff0-5610a33fade1" +title: "On Using GenAI Responses to Explain Things to Others..." +published: "2024-04-05T14:26:28-05:00" +updated: "2024-04-05T14:26:28-05:00" +summary: |- + Explaining things to others can be a lot of fun, and also a great way to learn more about a topic yourself. But using GenAI to do it doesn't help anyone. \ No newline at end of file