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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
Technology
Clea Skopeliti and Dan Milmo

‘ChatGPT needs a huge amount of editing’: users’ views mixed on AI chatbot

Illustration shows the ChatGPT AI software
The ChatGPT prototype has been used for mixed reasons – and with mixed results. Photograph: REX/Shutterstock

ChatGPT has been a godsend for Joy. The New Zealand-based therapist has attention deficit hyperactivity disorder and often struggles with tasks such as drafting difficult emails, with procrastination kicking in when she feels overwhelmed.

“Sitting down to compose a complicated email is something I absolutely hate. I would have to use a lot of strategies and accountability to get it done, and I would feel depleted afterward,” says Joy, who is in her 30s and lives in Auckland. “But telling GPT ‘write an email apologising for a delay on an academic manuscript, blame family emergency, ask for consideration for next issue’ feels completely doable.”

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