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Should We BlindlyTrust ChatGPT’s Information And Guidance?

Ross Thompson
4 min readOct 16, 2023

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Should we blindly accept the response we are getting from ChatGPT and any of the other online AI service websites. Whether we are generating articles, information for e-books, business data such as marketing trends, competition data, sales statistics, product statistics, business proposals, customer insights, and any other information you have asked the AI to come up with. If the information is not spot on, a lot of time will be wasted, not to mention a false base for important work, and damage to our reputation from the production of unreliable facts.

The folks at https://autogpt.net/ say it is all about the prompts we use. They advise the use of what they call ‘the truth-trace method’. They ask, how often do we pause and ask ‘is this information correct. We have a tendency to think ‘this is a machine, machines do not make mistakes’.

Quote: Imagine you’re using an AI tool to gather critical data for a business proposal or marketing campaign. The AI spits out statistics, market trends, and customer insights. You’re tempted to take it all at face value because it’s a machine, and machines are supposed to be accurate, right? How can you be sure the AI gives you the real deal and not some half-baked information?

The temptation is to yield to time pressure or impatience, and run with what you…

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Ross Thompson
Ross Thompson

Written by Ross Thompson

I am a New Zealand Citizen. living in Melbourne, Australia. I am a longtime Christian. I write kid’s fiction, and have non fiction published on various topics.

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