Mothman1953:
Because of its limitations, I think of ChatGPT as a tool - something akin to spell check.
One of its major limitations is that it will not suggest text that pertains to sex or drugs.
But when it comes to certain other topics that you may not be familiar with and are considered "acceptable", it can be useful. For example... I just wrote a fat fetish story entitled: "What I Have Always Wanted". In that story I wanted a description of elegant women's clothing. Me being a man, I really know nothing about this and could not describe nice clothing very well. So I asked ChatGPT to suggest some text. "She" did a wonderful job writing a narrative about something I know nothing about.
But like I said...I use it as a tool. Even after "Chat" wrote the text about the clothing, I revised it. I never use the exact text from "Chat" because to me, that kinda feels like cheating.
But like I said before...Chat has its limitations. You can't just say to it...write me a good fat fetish story and expect to get anything that is any good. I only use it for certain things. And then you have to spend a lot to time describing to the program exactly what it is that you want.
Another limitation is that it's "memory" of what you have already done is short term.. It ends sessions every so often and therefore has no record of what has been previously accomplished. So you end up writing a long description about something you and "it" have already worked on.
But I recommend that you try it just as long as you keep in mind what I have already said and other things that you will learn on your own.
Because of its limitations, I think of ChatGPT as a tool - something akin to spell check.
One of its major limitations is that it will not suggest text that pertains to sex or drugs.
But when it comes to certain other topics that you may not be familiar with and are considered "acceptable", it can be useful. For example... I just wrote a fat fetish story entitled: "What I Have Always Wanted". In that story I wanted a description of elegant women's clothing. Me being a man, I really know nothing about this and could not describe nice clothing very well. So I asked ChatGPT to suggest some text. "She" did a wonderful job writing a narrative about something I know nothing about.
But like I said...I use it as a tool. Even after "Chat" wrote the text about the clothing, I revised it. I never use the exact text from "Chat" because to me, that kinda feels like cheating.
But like I said before...Chat has its limitations. You can't just say to it...write me a good fat fetish story and expect to get anything that is any good. I only use it for certain things. And then you have to spend a lot to time describing to the program exactly what it is that you want.
Another limitation is that it's "memory" of what you have already done is short term.. It ends sessions every so often and therefore has no record of what has been previously accomplished. So you end up writing a long description about something you and "it" have already worked on.
But I recommend that you try it just as long as you keep in mind what I have already said and other things that you will learn on your own.
This exactly! ChatGPT has an advantage over Google in that it won't bombard you with ads or give you a million top-page search results that you don't want, but it CAN act like a search engine in case you just need to look up something not-that-deep in terms of writing a story.
The inquiry about ladies' clothing is a great example, if you don't have any lady friends you're comfortable asking questions to about their clothes. (I happened to have a friend online for when I needed to dress my protagonist for a formal dinner, and ya know, bless her.)
But yeah, generative AI language models can come in handy for things like "Generate 5 possible first names for a chubby body-positive female protagonist that sound bubbly and fun" or "name five possible desserts that a rich guy might buy for his date at a restaurant for a special occasion," but don't ask ChatGPT to write you a whole smut story (it won't) or for any factual information (it can screw up).
Also I guess it's bad for the environment, but so is international shipping of all the crap we buy on Amazon. One search once in a while won't kill you or the planet, but even for non-smut writing, I think relying on a computer to generate ~300 words based on a single-sentence prompt is the first step towards the death of true creativity.
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