Ask HN: Should people stop using ChatGPT?

9 pointsboyaka2y ago17 comments

Morally and for their own benefit, is it best for people to stop using ChatGPT? It seems like the value is not particularly in ChatGPT itself, but the users feeding it data. Should we be using an AI that is controlled by OpenAI?

17 comments

scrapheap2y ago

In my view people should certainly stop using these LLMs as a source of truth.

What worries is that they're often so close to the truth that people start taking what it tells them at face value without stopping and thinking to double check.

jryb2y ago

Are those people really double checking their previous sources of information though?

Obscurity43402y ago

I feel like the answer is somewhere in the middle. You can use it but you will have to double-check everthing to the extent that unless you feel confident you can do that responsibly and quickly, you should ask yourself if you're actually saving enough effort to justify pressing on with that in mind

bruce5112y ago

aka - the internet....

lfciv2y ago

GPT-4 has fully altered my dev workflow. I don't think I could move away from it unless there was a clear, equivalent, alternative.

Not only on the OpenAI UI, but also via the Cursor IDE which I actively use with an OpenAI API Key.

Even if you don't use the OpenAI UI you'll likely end up using the produce via other products. Github Copilot, Arc Browser, Duolingo – likely more in the future – all use GPT under the hood.

ttymck2y ago

What kind of work do you do?

lfciv2y ago

Full stack engineer – and doing more AI engineering these days

runjake2y ago

I’m not going to stop using it but there are a number of open source models that are pretty close to GPT 3.5 and 4.

I run Ollama.ai on my Mac with a variety of models — usually Mistral-7B. It’s fast and gives pretty good answers.

If you have issues with OpenAI, try those.

the__alchemist2y ago

Those witty responses on dating apps aren't going to write themselves.

quickthrower22y ago

Maybe you meet someone and your respective bots go on a date to decide if you are a good match

solardev2y ago

Like Black Mirror? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_the_DJ?wprov=sfla1

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speedgoose2y ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma

dieselgate2y ago

I never started using it but would argue LLMs offer value and people should be able to do what they want under most circumstances.

hnthrowaway03152y ago

It helps me immensely with scala and python code snippets. I still need to double check but so far they are pretty good.

flowzai2y ago

Time consuming fact, that is the main reason. I think can't avoid ChatGPT!

gtirloni2y ago

What's imoral about using ChatGPT?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse

17 comments

scrapheap2y ago

In my view people should certainly stop using these LLMs as a source of truth.

What worries is that they're often so close to the truth that people start taking what it tells them at face value without stopping and thinking to double check.

jryb2y ago

Are those people really double checking their previous sources of information though?

Obscurity43402y ago

bruce5112y ago

aka - the internet....

lfciv2y ago

GPT-4 has fully altered my dev workflow. I don't think I could move away from it unless there was a clear, equivalent, alternative.

Not only on the OpenAI UI, but also via the Cursor IDE which I actively use with an OpenAI API Key.

Even if you don't use the OpenAI UI you'll likely end up using the produce via other products. Github Copilot, Arc Browser, Duolingo – likely more in the future – all use GPT under the hood.

ttymck2y ago

What kind of work do you do?

lfciv2y ago

Full stack engineer – and doing more AI engineering these days

runjake2y ago

I’m not going to stop using it but there are a number of open source models that are pretty close to GPT 3.5 and 4.

I run Ollama.ai on my Mac with a variety of models — usually Mistral-7B. It’s fast and gives pretty good answers.

If you have issues with OpenAI, try those.

the__alchemist2y ago

Those witty responses on dating apps aren't going to write themselves.

quickthrower22y ago

Maybe you meet someone and your respective bots go on a date to decide if you are a good match

solardev2y ago

Like Black Mirror? https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hang_the_DJ?wprov=sfla1

1 more reply

speedgoose2y ago

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Prisoner's_dilemma

dieselgate2y ago

I never started using it but would argue LLMs offer value and people should be able to do what they want under most circumstances.

hnthrowaway03152y ago

It helps me immensely with scala and python code snippets. I still need to double check but so far they are pretty good.

flowzai2y ago

Time consuming fact, that is the main reason. I think can't avoid ChatGPT!

gtirloni2y ago

What's imoral about using ChatGPT?

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse