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by PaulHoule 1841 days ago
I think GPT-3 is the most overrated development in the 2020s.

It's great at getting answers that are almost right and it reveals dangerous vulnerabilities in our "social software".

That is, it can do a great job of creating shitposts like Elon Musk's tweets or opinion columns for the New York Times. It can simulate the writings of a high-status person who is never held accountable for being right or wrong.

It can't do the job of a proofreader, janitor or anybody else who is judged on doing their job right.