In a brilliant move, OpenAI is working on a new setting for ChatGPT, which will enable users to adjust ChatGPT’s text outputs to their sensibilities.
The decision comes after a number of users have complained that ChatGPT auto-generates what some might consider offensive content.
To be fair, OpenAI has emphasized for years now — really emphasized — that its AI writing software, including ChatGPT, is not perfect and that it may auto-generate offensive content.
OpenAI’s pitch, paraphrased: Yes, ChatGPT is imperfect. But it can do some wondrous things.
And we’d like to share those with you.
Simultaneously, OpenAI has also gone to great lengths to emphasize that ChatGPT software is simply that — software.
It is not a sentient being.
Nor is it an ‘entity’ capable of intentionally insulting someone.
Taking offense to ChatGPT is tantamount to taking offense to air.
Yes, you can get angry with air.
But it’s not going to do you much good.
And you may get some looks.
Unfortunately, that advance warning about ChatGPT has been lost on some who have found a way to take extreme offense at inanimate objects.
Fortunately, OpenAI’s solution to the ‘problem’ is an artful one.
Essentially, users with tender sensibilities will be able to toggle ChatGPT to ensure it’s completely inoffensive to any and all users — although the tool’s creativity may suffer.
Essentially: Generally, the more rules you put in place to filter output from an AI writer, the less creativity you’ll be able to enjoy.
Meanwhile, others who don’t take offense at inanimate objects will continue to be able run ChatGPT at as full a throttle as possible — and most likely enjoy more creative outputs.
As a sidenote: Without question, racism, misogyny, ageism and any other such predjudice should never be tolerated, under any circumstance.
But the point here is those are the shortcomings of human beings — not lifeless, unthinking, amalgamations of chips and code.
In other AI-generated writing news:
*In-Depth Guide: Canva Magic Write: Design With Canva offers a look at Magic Write — an AI writer recently added to the digital content creator — in this 14-minute video.
Magic Write works a lot like ChatGPT: You type in a command prompt and Magic Write auto-writes a response.
The tool also comes with a number of templates to help auto-generate copy — a feature available with a number of AI writers.
Specific templates — there are more than a dozen — include a meeting agenda, study plan and quarterly financial report.
Established 2013, Canva has burgeoned in popularity and currently boasts 100 million+ users worldwide.
*Complete Creative Freedom With ChatGTP — A Hack Away: Hackers say they have found a prompt (phrase or sentence) you can use that frees ChatGPT to write anything you want — no matter the implications of that output.
This Futurism article offers the details on how to get that done.
Observes Futurism: “It’ll be interesting to see whether there’s a protracted game of cat-and-mouse between companies like OpenAI, which are working to sanitize the outputs of their systems, and devious tinkerers, who are trying to figure out ways to get around those controls.”
*How Realtors Can Use ChatGPT to AutoWrite Property Listings in Seconds: Turns out, ChatGPT is especially good at autowriting property listings in seconds.
This 11-minute video offers Realtors an advanced way to use ChatGPT to ensure their autowritten property listings pop.
Also included is a quick backgrounder on ChatGPT — as well as quick look at ChatGPT’s emerging competitors.
One sidenote: If you already have the lowdown on ChatGPT, click ahead to time-stamp 3:00 for the demo on how to use ChatGPT in an advanced way to auto-generate property listings.
*Google Search Eases-Up on Penalties for AI-Generated Content: It was a move that triggered a sigh-of-relief heard ’round the Worldwide Web.
Google has announced that it will be more lenient regarding its penalties on AI-generated content.
Essentially: Instead of trying to figure out if a machine auto-generated text for a Web site, Google Search will focus more on whether or not content on a Web site is useful.
If it’s a thumbs-up on the content, there will be no penalties — no matter how the prose was actually created.
That’s a major change from last year, when Google indicated it considered all AI-generated content spam — and implied such content would be steered to the bottom-of-the-barrel of search engine returns.
*AI Written Resumes — Now Under $40: Job-seekers dreading putting together a resume can now use AI to do the heavy lifting.
Complete Resoume AI Assistant Resume Writer pretty much does the entire job for you — after you input some basic data.
The subscription lasts a lifetime.
*New AI Writing Tool Standardizes ‘Brand Voice:’ AI writing market leader Jasper has released a new tool — Jasper for Business — that standardizes how writing is done at businesses.
The idea behind the new app: Use AI to ensure everyone writing at your business adheres to the same company brand tone, writing style and knowledge associated with its products and/or services.
Observes Dave Rogenmoser, CEO, Jasper: “This solution allows your entire team to create content with Jasper that’s consistently on-brand, formatted correctly — and has the most up-to-date details about your product offerings.”
*AI Pioneer Offers Custom AI Writing Engines: Writer has released three new AI writing engines that can be custom-trained — with your business data — for specific uses at your business.
Observes May Habib, CEO, Writer: “No enterprise leader wants their data to be fodder for someone else’s foundation model, including ours.
“We give customers all the benefits of the AI application layer — without any of the risks of other AI applications and commercial models.”
*SEO-Focused AI Writer Gets an Upgrade: Scalenut has upgraded its AI writer, which is designed to autowrite search engine optimized copy.
The latest tweaks to the AI writing software are designed to help users’ copy score even higher in search engine returns.
*Associated Press AI-Optimizing Five Local Newsrooms: AP is helping local news organizations re-tool with the latest in AI.
Specific projects AP is squiring include:
~Automated writing of public safety incidents
~Automated transcription and summaries of recorded videos
~Automated sorting of news tips and news coverage pitches
~Automated transcripts of city council meetings that include summarization, keyword identification and reporter alerts
*AI Big Picture: Elon Musk Again Decries AI’s Inherent Risk: Entrepreneur extraordinaire Elon Musk is again warning that AI — unregulated — could spell disaster.
Observes Musk: “One of the biggest risks to the future of civilization is AI.”
Ironically, Musk was one of the original co-founders of OpenAI — the maker of the now wildly popular ChatGPT.
But Musk grew disenchanted with the company as its mission changed from promoting open-source, non-profit software to closed-source, for-profit AI tools.
Adds Musk: ” I don’t have any stake in OpenAI anymore, nor am I on the board, nor do I control it in any way.”
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–Joe Dysart is editor of RobotWritersAI.com and a tech journalist with 20+ years experience. His work has appeared in 150+ publications, including The New York Times and the Financial Times of London.