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Writing and AI with Maggie Appleton

Apr 12, 2024
Expert Maggie Appleton discusses the progress of AI in writing and search engines. Topics include perplexity, Exa, IFS therapy app refract.space, Philosophy Discord, and Telegram channels.
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Quick takeaways

  • AI language models excel at text editing but fall short in deep generative storytelling.
  • AI creates realistic yet subtly altered profile pictures, raising questions about online authenticity.

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Rethinking Writing in the Digital Age

The discussion delves into how language models, such as chat GPT, are used for editing and rearranging text but may not capture the essence of original writing. Despite the potential for these models to assist in content generation, the focus remains on rearrangement rather than deep generative storytelling, highlighting the limitations of using them for comprehensive writing tasks.

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