[zone411]

That's just its default setting. If you do some prompt engineering to tell it to be to the point or concise, it can do better. E.g. I got:

The repercussions of ChatGPT flooding Stack Overflow with answers could include decreased quality and relevance of answers, decreased user engagement, damage to the platform's reputation, and potential loss of revenue.

[ycombobreaker]

Still sounds too formal. To me, it reads like the intro to a high school paper. The next four paragraphs would elaborate on each of the points listed.

[zone411]

Another poster already did the informal version. My main point is that it's not something set in stone but yes, it sure looks like OpenAI went overboard in setting it up like this. They should adjust it.

[baq]

Maybe they shouldn’t. Nobody should. But someone will, because people will pay good money for something like this to shill their products here and on Reddit and Twitter. The worst part is that it will work for at least a while.

[raxxorraxor]

I believe it will always work for a majority of people. Even for political and philosophical arguments.

[mk_stjames]

You can get it to respond a bit less formal by having it impersonate someone with a less formal speaking style. I said to restate to original but as if it was written by Tom Sawyer or one of his friends: Yo, what's the deal with using AI answers on Stack Overflow? It seems like it could be a real bummer. For one thing, the answers might not be as good as ones made by a human. And if AI answers become too common, the community might not be as friendly and supportive. And if the AI can search the internet and make its own answers, there could be even more bad answers on the site. All in all, this could be a major problem." Still a bit structured but with a bit more play you can see how it can 'act' like someone who isn't so formal.

[lamontcg]

Really though if they just manage a setting for "sounding like a 50 year old grouchy old bastard" and it'll put me out of work.