tl;dr version: uncanny valley; the internet-search parts of it go to the right websites, and then apparently add the texts they find to the context of the conversation; it freestyles; it hallucinates
You know, paragraph level autocomplete seems valuable in many contexts. And, it seems completely inappropriate for some others. Surprise is a key aspect of writing prose, whether or not you are writing fiction. Maybe the surprise only happens between one paragraph and the next.
Technical writing does not afford many opportunities for surprise, it is true. But there's not none, and surprising readers, even with choice of made-up names in examples, helps keep them engaged and interested. It is, of course, valuable in other forms of expression as well, such as music or painting.
However, the use you wish it for probably doesn't require surprise. There is another element, attunement. This is something that happens between humans and it is mostly non-verbal. It has a big impact though. ChatGPT can't do it. But maybe nobody's asking it to.
Maybe Chat is the rough beast...
You know, paragraph level autocomplete seems valuable in many contexts. And, it seems completely inappropriate for some others. Surprise is a key aspect of writing prose, whether or not you are writing fiction. Maybe the surprise only happens between one paragraph and the next.
Technical writing does not afford many opportunities for surprise, it is true. But there's not none, and surprising readers, even with choice of made-up names in examples, helps keep them engaged and interested. It is, of course, valuable in other forms of expression as well, such as music or painting.
However, the use you wish it for probably doesn't require surprise. There is another element, attunement. This is something that happens between humans and it is mostly non-verbal. It has a big impact though. ChatGPT can't do it. But maybe nobody's asking it to.
Why are you investing time in artificiality?