Chat GPT and I are having a blast
If you can´t beat them, join them.
A few months ago, when ChatGPT first entered the scene, my brother-in-law suggested that I give it a go to find answers about a tech issue that was bugging me. At the time, I didn´t think much of it — it looked like a blander, less nosy version of Google which seemed quite clueless, as if it had been living under a rock. For Artificial Intelligence, the poor thing sounded quite naive.
More recently, however, my brother — who can´t take no for an answer- insisted that I had, because I had to, put the gizmo to the test. And in that same week, my mailbox and feeds were flooded with articles on the blood*y thingamajig: some up in arms swearing that the Terminator universe is here and machines are taking over our jobs, others praising how AI will make our jobs easier — or at least, separate the writers who can adjust and survive from those who are too set in their ways.
To be fair, my opinion was formed already: I might be old-fashioned in many things, but making my life easier is not one of them; I´m not shy to try new gadgets if they come in handy.
I learned how to fix my computer on Tiktok, for crying out loud, and use it regularly to find quick information on matters that I care about. Google Translator can be wonderful if you know the language in question well enough- as long…
