WHY IS EXPERT HUMAN MANAGEMENT AND EDITING ESSENTIAL FOR CHAT GPT AND AI WRITING TOOLS?

It’s not surprising if you’re impressed by ChatGPT 4’s capabilities. So are we !

The release of ChatGPT 4 has been incredible, but it’s still just a glorified search engine that relies on the training data that OpenAI fed it. Some of its features include multimodal capabilities, more extended memory, multilingual functioning, and more “personality” and factual accuracy.

Before the introduction of ChatGPT 4, our content writing team regularly used ChatGPT 3.5, and a significant professional writer-editor touch was necessary to transform what it generated into something functional for our clients.

However, there is no difference in Chat GPT 4.

Professional writer-editor supervision is essential to properly prompt ChatGPT 4 and use the copy it creates to produce powerful, well-optimized content. AI technologies like ChatGPT 4 have even given rise to a growing profession called AI prompt engineering. This demonstrates how to utilize these technologies effectively, and comprehending their inner workings is essential for success.

Even OpenAI emphasizes the importance of human writing and review while using their tool, particularly in high-stakes scenarios:

The GPT-4 has comparable limitations to previous GPT models despite its capabilities. Most significantly, it still exhibits partial reliability (it “hallucinates” data and makes logical mistakes). When employing language model outputs, especially in high-stakes situations, great effort should be given to ensure that the precise methodology (such as human writing, human touch, human review, human intelligence, grounding with extra information, or avoiding high-stakes applications entirely) matches the demands of a particular use-case.

THE DRAWBACKS OF CHATGPT 4 FOR A CONTENT WRITER-EDITOR

It’s a divine search engine.

No writer-editor can accept what ChatGPT 4 offers them as it can provide many users access to the same encyclopedic information (much like a search engine). Retooling, rethinking, rephrasing, and rewriting the content of ChatGPT 4 can prevent duplicate information and keep readers engaged.

It can’t provide timely data or reference sources.

In contrast to Microsoft’s Bing Chat, which offers citations while it searches the web for solutions, ChatGPT 4 can still not cite its sources. It requires you to fact-check everything it generates, which might occasionally take twice as long as researching and writing simultaneously. Also, it is more latent for spreading false information than ChatGPT 3.5.

It can’t count for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness (E-E-A-T)

In a time when Google is firmly focused on AI and search with E-E-A-T (the new Search Quality Rater Guidelines acronym that includes “experience”) when evaluating AI-generated content, ChatGPT 4 cannot account for the experiential and first-hand expertise factors of great content that hook audiences.

People are sick of reading recycled material, and the widespread use of ChatGPT 4 will only increase the amount of derivative, clumsy content available on the internet. Readers want interesting information created by people with real-world experiences and subject-matter expertise instead of an algorithm with no notion of reality, no concrete first-hand knowledge, or no soul.

HERE IS GOOGLE’S MOST CURRENT ADVICE FOR USING AI-GENERATED CONTENT:

Regardless of how content is created, individuals seeking success in Google Search should focus on creating original, high-quality information that puts readers’ needs first.

ChatGPT 4 is currently trained on an outdated data set, as it cannot provide timely supporting statistics or figures for new subjects or breaking news. This will undoubtedly change in the future, but that doesn’t help NOW.

IT OFTEN SKIMS THE SURFACE AND IGNORES WRITING BEST PRACTICES.

Although you may ask it to write in a specific tone or voice, it usually produces stiff copy or goes too far from the original meaning. While you may also ask more specific follow-up questions to your first command or enquiry, this frequently results in rather superficial material. Additionally, it dislikes contractions and prefers passive voice, both of which, when employed improperly, are pests for good conversational writing.

IT’S A LIABILITY MINEFIELD.

When it comes to content plagiarism or copyright infringement, using a generative AI writing tool like ChatGPT 4 can be a considerable liability minefield.

Because ChatGPT 4 was trained on a universe of human-written information, its outputs will inevitably glass of what is currently available. Also, as mentioned above, its extensive use will inevitably offer similar content to many users, leaving room for intellectual property shenanigans.

Not to mention ChatGPT 4’s tendency to “hallucinate” data and makes logical mistakes. That poses severe red flags if a writer-editor uses it to create content with a high stakes Your Money or Your Life.

However, publishing inaccurate or false financial or medical information or advice might have devastating impacts. Both in terms of liability and morality. No one should trust it to create reliable medical content — or a level of content that can impact a reader’s life significantly.

IT CAN STUNT HUMAN WRITER-EDITOR GROWTH

How can you improve your writing and editing skills? Research, writing, and editing. Nothing accelerates progress like practice, something a trainee writer-editor can skimp on if they heavily rely on an AI writer.

A trainee writer-editor develops into an experienced writer-editor by studying, investigating, and practicing, falling down grammar rabbit holes, playing with twists of phrase, enrolling in courses, and gritting their teeth at the editor’s corrections before realizing, “Oh, they were right!”

Trial and error are crucial because they allow us to learn from our mistakes and improve our processes. By simply relying on an assembly line of AI tools, writer-editors are deprived of the work that helps them hone their talents. Encourage authors to disable AI so they may flex their creativity occasionally. That might incorporate:

• Putting effort into creating a strong opening hook.
• Freewriting can be used to experiment with language, relax the writing muscles, or clear the mind of confusion.
• Giving an emotional twist to a subject that might otherwise be dry.
• I developed one of those “I wish I’d thought of that” level phrases.
• Taking the time to read other people’s writing and study other methodologies.
• Searching for growth-promoting courses.

Don’t get lost in the excitement of creating deliverables. Don’t let speed at the cost of progress, growth, and quality material. Strike a balance that boosts the growth of writer-editor and high-quality writing.

IT RAISES A PROBLEM OF ETHICS.

AI laboratories like OpenAI are engaged in an arms race to publish the latest algorithmic minds to keep these technologies secure; releases, management, and safety protocols are required. There are growing concerns in the minds of the world that if AI laboratories continue on their trajectory, they could present enormous ethical hazards to society and humankind.

In reality, Elon Musk and Steve Wozniak are among more than 500 innovators, engineers, and AI ethicists who recently signed an open letter urging AI laboratories to halt all system training for AI for at least six months for four key reasons:

• For general tasks, AI systems are beginning to match human intelligence.
• Safety measures are not being taken by AI labs while releasing updates.
• Regulatory bodies are not yet in charge of monitoring, approving, or auditing AI systems before their release.
• AI developers are unaware of the capabilities of their systems because they are in a hurry to deploy cutting-edge systems before their rivals.

While this open letter is a call to action, some nations have already started acting alone.

FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS (FAQS)

What is ChatGPT?

ChatGPT describes itself as “a large language model trained by OpenAI.” It is built on the generative pre-trained transformer (GPT) architecture, a deep learning model producing human-like language. Its primary purpose is to convert natural language inputs into natural language outputs. It has been taught using text from the internet, such as web pages, articles, and novels.

WHAT IS CHATGPT 4 CAPABLE OF?

The primary role of ChatGPT 4 is to convert natural language inputs (prompts) into natural language outputs. It can be prompted to:

• Respond to enquiries.
• Assist with brainstorming.
• Create textual material in a variety of languages.
• Translate text from one language to another
• Summarize longer passages.
• Image processing is used to find important information (for example, describing what’s in a photo).
• reate code in a variety of programming languages.

WHAT ARE CHATGPT’S LIMITATIONS?

While ChatGPT is a powerful tool that may considerably speed up the creation of content, it falls short in some aspects, including:

• It’s a divine search engine
• It can’t provide timely data or reference sources
• It can’t count for Experience, Expertise, Authoritativeness, and Trustworthiness (E-E-A-T)
• It often skims the surface and ignores writing best practices
• It’s a liability minefield.
• It can stunt human writer-editor growth
• It raises a problem of ethics

FINAL THOUGHTS

Time will tell how advanced AI systems develop. Some believe that ChatGPT-5, expected to be released by the end of 2023, will attain artificial general intelligence (AGI), the Holy Grail for AI laboratories seeking to create AI indistinguishable from human skills.

However, ChatGPT is upfront about its capabilities. An emotionless chatbot could be challenging for customers who want a human touch in their customer service interactions. For now, live agents are still required to provide the unique human writing touch that AI-assisted conversations lack and establish fruitful, long-lasting partnerships.