I tell my coworkers that ChatGPT is useful whenever you can verify the output. Don’t take its advice on topics you don’t understand yourself.
For example, I ask it to solve simple maths problems, then ask it to output the solution in Wolfram Language format so I can numerically verify it in Mathematica.
Similarly, I ask it to write simple scripts I could write myself but can’t be bothered to. I can understand the script and verify that it compiles and runs, so this is safe.
I don’t ask it for a step-by-step guide for brain surgery.
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I tell my coworkers that ChatGPT is useful whenever you can verify the output. Don’t take its advice on topics you don’t understand yourself.
For example, I ask it to solve simple maths problems, then ask it to output the solution in Wolfram Language format so I can numerically verify it in Mathematica.
Similarly, I ask it to write simple scripts I could write myself but can’t be bothered to. I can understand the script and verify that it compiles and runs, so this is safe.
I don’t ask it for a step-by-step guide for brain surgery.