You are smarter than ChatGPT
If somebody wants to embarrass me, they just need to dig through my ChatGPT. How many grams of protein are in shrimp? Explain unc chopped meaning. Interpret these blood tests in middle school terms. I rely on it every day at LEAST 100 times.
In my last semester of college, I walked into one of my teacher’s office hours about an assignment. He asked me about a certain part. I said, “I’ll just ChatGPT it”.
He responded with “You are smarter than chat.”
Those 5 words lived rent-free in my mind for days as I tried to interpret the meaning. Yes, it is smarter than me, but no, it’s not? How do I define this?
I am a big, big advocate and very passionate about being extremely specific about word choice and how it is defined. If there isn’t clarity, there is a loss in translation, less of a visual, and in some cases, more irritation. “You know what I mean” is a dangerous sentence. No, we don’t know what you mean.
That was the light bulb moment of Chat has all the head knowledge in the world. Literally. But it will never have a heart. It will never experience giving your mom a hug, holding your puppy for the first time, or the overwhelming feeling after receiving eternal life.
The heart has discernment, compassion, tears, and smiles, and experiences life’s greatest moments. I would choose a life with a heart over a head any day – yet I have this habit of not running, but SPRINTING to that white app with the weird logo.
I have never forgotten that five-word empowering statement from my professor. It opened my eyes to 2 relations and questions to ask myself:
How does using AI all the time change the confidence I have in myself?
How often do I trust Chat more than God? I want facts and answers right then, but maybe I should ask for more discernment instead.
