Question / Discussion Chat GPT - Is anyone using this to create content?

[JamesM]

Has anyone had any experience using ChatGPT to create content for their blogs? I was speaking with some content creators at an event recently who say its saving them lots of time.

I signed up for the demo and have been playing around this morning, the content it creates is great but the tone may need some fixing before its used in my opinion...

 

[geebobuk]

Has anyone had any experience using ChatGPT to create content for their blogs? I was speaking with some content creators at an event recently who say its saving them lots of time.

I signed up for the demo and have been playing around this morning, the content it creates is great but the tone may need some fixing before its used in my opinion...

No but the guy who looks after the IT side of things for my friend's magazine has sent him an example of the kind of content you can create. It looks ok but perhaps not too authentic in my opinion.

 

[JamesM]

No but the guy who looks after the IT side of things for my friend's magazine has sent him an example of the kind of content you can create. It looks ok but perhaps not too authentic in my opinion.

Yes I think your right, I think its best used to help generate outlines rather than a copy and paste job. Doing a little more research today it looks like they may be implementing a watermarking system to stop people from using it as a content generation tool - https://www.searchenginejournal.com/chatgpt-watermark/475366/#close

 

[Wild Neon Sins]

I've tested a whole bunch of AI tools (I'm a content professional really) and it's all a bit bland. Like you'll get a bunch of stuff you could get a cheap copyhouse to write but not much better.

Yeah, ai chat bot content's either really bland/generic sounding but accurate or total nonsense or worse blandly authorative sounding but actually factorially incorrect.

 

[seriouslysceptical]

Yes, I have got someone using it - with great results so far. But my (their) process is:

• Paste a question which you want ChatGPT to answer for you
• Give some commands to refine the response, and also to create excerpts etc
• Paste the results into an ai rewriter
• Check the final results in originality.ai - and if it comes out as 96%+ human, use it!

 

[Retiree]

I've used its sister service AI Open Playground for assistance with creating a profile for Linkedin/fiverr etc which I haven't posted yet. I want to edit what it produced - which was decent - to create something more personalised and with the human touch. I want to use AI as a speeding-up tool - not a total replacement for little old me.

I don't have a reddit account but I have looked at r/beer money and r/remote work and similar subreddits to see if there are any ideas I can nab. One person who was a freelance writer said that he/she had written a feature which was all his/her own work and that it had been rejected by the client who claimed to have used an AI detection tool. I can understand that somebody would want to feel they were getting value for money but the suspicious and sceptical part of me wondered if there are some unscrupulous clients who are lying about using AI detection tools successfully to keep down the price they pay to their supplier (in this case a freelance writer).

 

[geebobuk]

I've used its sister service AI Open Playground for assistance with creating a profile for Linkedin/fiverr etc which I haven't posted yet. I want to edit what it produced - which was decent - to create something more personalised and with the human touch. I want to use AI as a speeding-up tool - not a total replacement for little old me.

I don't have a reddit account but I have looked at r/beer money and r/remote work and similar subreddits to see if there are any ideas I can nab. One person who was a freelance writer said that he/she had written a feature which was all his/her own work and that it had been rejected by the client who claimed to have used an AI detection tool. I can understand that somebody would want to feel they were getting value for money but the suspicious and sceptical part of me wondered if there are some unscrupulous clients who are lying about using AI detection tools successfully to keep down the price they pay to their supplier (in this case a freelance writer).

That last part of your comments about unscrupulous clients is somewhat of a worry. I do some freelance writing and it puts me off making a proper effort to get involved with a site such as that!

 

[Retiree]

geebobuk, I don't want you to be dissuaded from using anything because of what I read on Reddit! I'm almost regretting my comment above now. There will always be the odd unscrupulous client and such a client would use something else as an excuse if not AI to try and force the price down. All I've done with AI is have a bit of a play around with it really. I watched a YouTube video about how to use the software. There must have been a number of people picking up on it - the video I watched said that the user got about $18 credit (in February this year). I opened my account in March '23 (this month) and the credit had gone down to $5. I only used about a cent of the credit to create the prototype profile.

I received an email from OpenAI this week saying they have rolled out their latest version of GPT which they claim is improved. As it comes with a certain amount of credit at the beginning I assume that OpenAI want users to become paying customers eventually.

 

[geebobuk]

geebobuk, I don't want you to be dissuaded using from anything because of what I read on Reddit! I'm almost regretting my comment above now. There will always be the odd unscrupulous client and such a client would use something else as an excuse if not AI to try and force the price down. All I've done with AI is have a bit of a play around with it really. I watched a YouTube video about how to use the software. There must have been a number of people picking up on it - the video I watched said that the user got about $18 credit (in February this year). I opened my account in March '23 (this month) and the credit had gone down to $5. I only used about a cent of the credit to create the prototype profile.

I received an email from OpenAI this week saying they have rolled out their latest version of GPT which they claim is improved. As it comes with a certain amount of credit at the beginning I assume that OpenAI want users to become paying customers eventually.

Oh no, there is no need to regret your comment. It is certainly an area of interest to me still.

 

[homie]

New AI called Koala which was apparently trained using ChatGPT. Took me 2 clicks and one prompt and it returned the following blog article for me in about 10 seconds. Quite impressed despite a couple of inaccuracies and repetitive nature. Some of the things it talks about seem to be general to this type of website rather than specific to the Money Shed.

Article Type - Blog post
Prompt - What is the money shed internet forum?

response -

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[homie]

Hmmm. It didn't do so well at the next test I gave it. It has a really useful feature for people that like to shove Amazon links into everything; you can give it product type and ask it to write a blog post comparing the best examples of that product, it will even automatically embed pictures and your affiliate links into the article.

I tried getting it to compare the best 3 bicycles for commuting on Amazon.co.uk. It did a good write up for the first one, picking an e-bike, but then the second thing it picked was a spare wheel and the third one was a set of tyre levers. All written well enough but not what I wanted.

Link if you want to have a play - https://koala.sh/

 

[EdibleDormouse]

It's absolutely fantastic to stop that sound of deadlines whooshing past as you can't get a start on something. It always, always needs rewriting. And fact-checking. Lots and lots of fact-checking.

 

[Retiree]

A bit off-topic but do we private message using the envelope icon in the right hand corner? Not to be greedy but I want to contact James about my agreeable surprise of £10 for the April challenge. I might experiment by bashing out a draft article - or even just a paragraph - that's "all my own work" and then give a few prompts to AI Playground* to see what it comes up with.

Well, not AI writers, but another example of us seemingly entering into an era when at least some of the predictions in H G Wells' (Wells's) 'The Shape of Things to Come' are coming true - from last year, a video about a pizzeria in Paris where the cooks are robots:-

 

[Retiree]

If you're on desktop/laptop then you should be able to hover over someones name and then click "start conversation"

Would I be able to use the "Contact us" option at the right hand foot of the page?

 

[Retiree]

I couldn't honestly tell you where that goes sorry!

I've sussed it out now based on the instructions you gave. Thanks.

 

[mbsun]

I totally agree with iamdanrice on this one. ChatGPT writes ok content, but nothing that is going to keep visitors coming back to your blog for more.

I've tried using it a fair few times, but end up spending as much time editing the content as I would have writing it in the first place (and find editing it much more boring than writing).

It can be good for research when use correctly.

 

[EdibleDormouse]

I totally agree with iamdanrice on this one. ChatGPT writes ok content, but nothing that is going to keep visitors coming back to your blog for more.

I've tried using it a fair few times, but end up spending as much time editing the content as I would have writing it in the first place (and find editing it much more boring than writing).

It can be good for research when use correctly.

It's fantastic for outlines and subheadings in longform articles, especially if making a start tends to having you staring at the walls for hours. It has saved me hours.

If you want to know how 'accurate' it is for facts, then ask it for a 500 word article on something you know a lot about!

 

[mbsun]

Great advice.

Perhaps for more generic content it could work really well. I've found a lot of its information is outdated (or potentially even inaccurate) for stuff that needs scientific reference. Also I found that 90% of the reference it offers are completely out of date.

Yes, really good for telling you straight away what areas you could/should be covering on a topic.

 

[EdibleDormouse]

I asked it - as an experiment - to write my biography for a concert programme for a gig in a few months. It's fairly easy to crawl the web and find where I studied, who with, where I've sung, what I've sung etc. etc. so I wasn't expecting it to be too wide of the mark.

Oh, my sweet summer child...

Made up to learn I'd won a Grammy, however. Guess I missed that one.

In other words, use it for outlines and sub-headings, then do your own research.

 

[homie]

It is quite good at writing poems though:

Prompt: Write a poem about a cat who liked reading the money shed forum

There once was a cat named Mittens, Who loved to read and learn new-things.
She found a site called Money Shed Forum, And spent her days reading and exploring.
She learned about ways to make money online, And shared her knowledge with feline friends of mine.
She loved the community and the tips they shared, And felt like she had found a place where they cared.
She learned about surveys and cashback deals, And shared her knowledge with others with zeal.
Her kitty friends were in awe of her skill, And followed her lead with a determined will.
She loved the challenge and the thrill of it all, And felt like she was really standing tall.
So if you're a cat looking to make some cash, Head on over to Money Shed in a dash. You'll find a community that's always there, And with mitten's tips you'll soon be a millionaire.