118 sats \ 1 reply \ @SimpleStacker OP 1 Feb \ parent \ on: Do you think less of people who use AI to help them write? culture
Your point about words like "entranced", "captivated", and "enchanted" is super interesting, because this year I was on our hiring committee and I had to read a lot of cover letters. You have no idea how often I felt like I was reading carbon copies of the same phrases over and over again, like "your esteemed institution" and "renowned faculty".
I think AI will lead us to an interesting equilibrium, where you will actually be penalized if you sound too much like a bot. I know from reading these cover letters that when I saw these overused words I already had a lower impression of the candidate. Perhaps this is unfair, but it's how I feel.
That being said, I have no problem with people using AI as an assistant as long as the thoughts are their own and they try to at least retain some personality of their own.
Oh my goodness, esteemed institution is cringe. Who speaks like this in real life?
You know what the scary thing is? The general public thinks that such formulaic phrases are considered instances of good writing.
I edited my Hospitality colleague’s school graduation certificates last year. It was obvious that he had relied on ChatGPT a bit too much. I made life difficult for myself by streamlining his bombastic and empty-sounding sentences haha. I was sympathetic though because I understand that reliance on AI might be due to a lack of confidence in one’s writing. So, later this month, I’m going to conduct a mini workshop for my colleagues on how to use ChatGPT to write one’s graduating certificates while retaining their unique inner voices.
After all, the simplest words say the most sometimes.
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