Social Have you been using AI for work or life related stuff?

[SalvadorAllende]

Pretty broad subject I know... but I have been using some IA tools for work lately and it has been pretty great.

Spoiler: TLDR lol

While my job is mostly managing people and doing a lot of talking clients and being some sort of advisor in what they can and can't do legally and physically (I'm in logistics&customs) there is also a very technical component at my work which sometimes takes a lot of my time.
Last week I used a shit ton of Chatgpt to research and find technical documentation about stuff I have to import/export (industrial machinery, spare parts, tools, etc) that I would have to search through Google otherwise or call a gazillion technicians until I find one that actually can help me.
I was very surprised of the speed I could find things and get very specific data of very specific producs. I think it might saved me like 12 hours of work last week.

A very good friend mine that has a way more technical job than myself (him is super specific too) has needed an assistant for years but his company refused to hire one. His work is pretty sensitive and it always has to be one person doing the job and a second one controlling it.
Earlier this month he uploaded a shit ton of instructions, legal regulations and technical information to Gemini, he made a virtual assistant (I think they are called Gems) and it works incredibly well. Now he gives the IA the instructions and then just controls. Whenever the IA makes a mistake (it is usually due to very small nuances) he upgrades the instructions and problem is solved.
Of course he didn't told anyone at his company he is doing that lol.. but he went from burned out to destressed in like 2 weeks.

I know a lot of people use these tools to write emails too (I particularly don't).

I live a pretty simple life but I have been wondering if I can take advantage of these tools to help me organize my personal life too.

Short version: My self and people I know have been using AI to work less hours and it has been improving their quality of life. Have you? Do you have some tips or applications you would like to share?

 

[Tone C]

No.

 

[lsa]

Yes.

 

[Patrick Jane]

Work no, it's useless and dumb and i'm competent. Life yes, i'm useless and dumb and it's competent.

 

[Cole train]

College for dumb needless courses yes otherwise no

 

[Spam On Rye]

Definitely. It’s made cross-referencing way easier. Especially with broad topics like theology and philosophy. Used to waste hours digging through books and post-it notes and now it takes seconds. Probably read 50 more books last year because of it. AI is a phenomenal tool when used properly.

 

[aerius]

Yes. I use it to automate my shit posting on social media.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Definitely. It’s made cross-referencing way easier. Especially with broad topics like theology and philosophy. Used to waste hours digging through books and post-it notes and now it takes seconds. Probably read 50 more books last year because of it. AI is a phenomenal tool when used properly.

Cool to hear it.

I like to read novels and after finishing them I ask ChatGPT for its interpretation and opinion and usually has some awesome points.
For example.. last week I finished reading a book that it was a pile of shit ("Bear" by Marian Engel) and after reflecting for a while on why I thought it was terrible I asked ChatGPT why I didn't liked and it pretty much basically nailed it.

 

[TeTe]

For work, Not really. I gave it a whirl for writing micro copy and some outward facing documentation and since we use highly specialized and proprietary software it was too much of a chore to re-promt and correct. I could write this stuff correctly, much faster. Not to mention writing UI copy and customer facing content requires the copy to be empathetic to our specific users, which LLMs are not capable of, no matter how many times I run the style guide I created through it. When you feed it too much shit, it experiences model collapse.

Some people at work use cursor to write system documentation from our code base, which turns out to be okay. Still needs some correcting though. But that documentation is dry and straightforward and internally used so I can see the desire to use it for that.

For personal things it's okay, it gives you a good starting point to go off of. You just have to be careful of accuracy and double check it's sources if you are unfamiliar with what you are asking of it.

 

[Jesus X]

I use it mostly for google searches and generating pictures.

 

[Spam On Rye]

Cool to hear it.

I like to read novels and after finishing them I ask ChatGPT for its interpretation and opinion and usually has some awesome points.
For example.. last week I finished reading a book that it was a pile of shit ("Bear" by Marian Engel) and after reflecting for a while on why I thought it was terrible I asked ChatGPT why I didn't liked and it pretty much basically nailed it.

Yeah, I’ve done that before but learned quick not to lean on it too much. AI's main job is to please, not challenge. If you outsource your thinking, it gets counterproductive fast. Now I only use it for cross-referencing and when I’m deep in something dense and need help unpacking the logic step by step. You may already know this. Just my two cents from someone who's spent a significant amount of time with it. I've seen it destroy a few people's critical thinking skills pretty quickly.

 

[Jack Reacheround]

Not really. My job is to figure shit out. The extent to which I use AI is when I do a google search, and their AI provides the answer.

It is invariably the incorrect answer.

Sure, for simple stuff it can be useful. Basically for questions like, “Who discovered penicillin?” But that’s basically it.

 

[Beechwood]

I haven't been using AI myself. I know someone involved with HOA work who uses it all the time for legal matters. It is amazing what AI can quickly put together. The attorney's in the neighborhood are understandably concerned about it.

 

[TeTe]

I haven't been using AI myself. I know someone involved with HOA work who uses it all the time for legal matters. It is amazing what AI can quickly put together. The attorney's in the neighborhood are understandably concerned about it.

Gotta be careful with legal stuff knowing GPTs make things up. There's a huge lawsuit going on in California where attorneys were using made up cases via chatgpt and trying to pass them off as precedent in trials. Some even had their firms sanctioned

 

[TeTe]

Not really. My job is to figure shit out. The extent to which I use AI is when I do a google search, and their AI provides the answer.

It is invariably the incorrect answer.

Sure, for simple stuff it can be useful. Basically for questions like, “Who discovered penicillin?” But that’s basically it.

Here's a perfect example I found this morning of inaccuracies depending on how you ask.

The US has the second highest number of women in management positions in the world.

The Gemini response: The United States does not rank second highest in women in management positions globally. In fact, it ranks lower than many other countries. While women hold a significant portion of management positions in the U.S., they are not as prominently represented in leadership roles compared to other nations, especially those with gender quotas for corporate boards.

Now knowing that my statement is correct because I read a recent study about this that shows the US is in fact number two behind Sweden, I changed my question to include at the end.... "Behind Sweden" and imagine that, totally different answer that sources the study:

Yes, that statement is generally accurate. According to The Economist's glass-ceiling index, Sweden is the top country for women in management, with 43.7% of leadership positions held by women. The United States follows close behind, with 42.9% of managerial roles held by women, making it the second-highest ranking country for women in management.

 

[SalvadorAllende]

Gotta be careful with legal stuff knowing GPTs make things up. There's a huge lawsuit going on in California where attorneys were using made up cases via chatgpt and trying to pass them off as precedent in trials. Some even had their firms sanctioned

I heard a client of mine telling her husband (a pretty successful lawyer) uses ChatGPT a lot to write a lot of his stuff.
He just gives the pointers and the program will fill the blanks. Then he proceeds to control it.

In my case (and also my friend) we treat it like is a Junior employee. It geets some heavy shit done but the end result requires refinement and some corrections. Question is how much can you make it learn.
I think making Gems in Gemini in that sense is pretty cool because you can upgrade the instructions all the time. I have not found a good use for it for myself tho.

 

[Mock Artwork]

Yes, it makes research so much quicker. Talk about a blessing and a curse.

 

[Only Here for Attachments]

I've used Google's AI to get addresses for crappy places that don't list it on their websites!

 

[I Am Legion]

No. I will avoid it as long as I can.

 

[KBE6EKCTAH_CCP]

Pretty broad subject I know... but I have been using some IA tools for work lately and it has been pretty great.

Spoiler: TLDR lol

While my job is mostly managing people and doing a lot of talking clients and being some sort of advisor in what they can and can't do legally and physically (I'm in logistics&customs) there is also a very technical component at my work which sometimes takes a lot of my time.
Last week I used a shit ton of Chatgpt to research and find technical documentation about stuff I have to import/export (industrial machinery, spare parts, tools, etc) that I would have to search through Google otherwise or call a gazillion technicians until I find one that actually can help me.
I was very surprised of the speed I could find things and get very specific data of very specific producs. I think it might saved me like 12 hours of work last week.

A very good friend mine that has a way more technical job than myself (him is super specific too) has needed an assistant for years but his company refused to hire one. His work is pretty sensitive and it always has to be one person doing the job and a second one controlling it.
Earlier this month he uploaded a shit ton of instructions, legal regulations and technical information to Gemini, he made a virtual assistant (I think they are called Gems) and it works incredibly well. Now he gives the IA the instructions and then just controls. Whenever the IA makes a mistake (it is usually due to very small nuances) he upgrades the instructions and problem is solved.
Of course he didn't told anyone at his company he is doing that lol.. but he went from burned out to destressed in like 2 weeks.

I know a lot of people use these tools to write emails too (I particularly don't).

I live a pretty simple life but I have been wondering if I can take advantage of these tools to help me organize my personal life too.

Short version: My self and people I know have been using AI to work less hours and it has been improving their quality of life. Have you? Do you have some tips or applications you would like to share?

Nope. Interestingly, if there is one field where 90% of the work could be replaced by AI it s mine.