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by tstrimple 1115 days ago
I think the key here is that experts can take better advantage of tools like these because they have more ability to see when it's going off the rails. If you're a brand new programmer, you might be stumped if ChatGPT "hallucinates" a function which doesn't exist within an API. But an experience developer can pick up on the problem pretty quickly and either correct for it or know they need to pursue more traditional routes to solve the problem.

I recently used ChatGPT because my Google was failing to help me remember the name of the standard for securely sharing passwords between systems. My searches kept turning up end user password management related topics. ChatGPT got me to SCIM after one question and one correction.

I could absolutely see a doctor using something like a ChatGPT to help supplement their memory in a way I did. I don't think anyone recommends that doctors just trust ChatGPT, but to use it as a supplementary tool for their own expertise. Even if it's outside of their specific medical domain, it could help them get a basis for having a conversation with one of their specialist colleagues.