How NOT to use ChatGPT (as an academic):
1. Don't outsource your thinking to ChatGPT.
Instead, outsource labor.
Instead, outsource labor.
Example:
I free-wrote my thoughts (13,000 words in 2 hours) without caring about grammar or structure.
Then I asked ChatGPT to remove redundant words and make my writing coherent.
You can read more about it here:
I free-wrote my thoughts (13,000 words in 2 hours) without caring about grammar or structure.
Then I asked ChatGPT to remove redundant words and make my writing coherent.
You can read more about it here:
2. Don't use ChatGPT to create content.
Instead, use it to create structure.
Instead, use it to create structure.
Example:
Ask ChatGPT to give you a (structured) outline for a paper with research questions.
Use the structure to write your own content.
You can read more about it here:
Ask ChatGPT to give you a (structured) outline for a paper with research questions.
Use the structure to write your own content.
You can read more about it here:
3. Don't ask ChatGPT to give you any citations or references. It will give you fake citations that don't exist.
Instead, use Scite(dot)ai.
(Please note Scite requires a paid subscription)
Instead, use Scite(dot)ai.
(Please note Scite requires a paid subscription)
Example:
I asked Scite about what happened in India in 1857.
It gave me an answer with citations of actually published scholarship.
I asked Scite about what happened in India in 1857.
It gave me an answer with citations of actually published scholarship.
4. Don't ask ChatGPT to answer your questions.
Instead, ask it to engage with you in a Socratic dialog.
This is especially helpful if you are anticipating questions at the end of you presentation. ChatGPT can help you prepare crisp and to-the-point answers.
Instead, ask it to engage with you in a Socratic dialog.
This is especially helpful if you are anticipating questions at the end of you presentation. ChatGPT can help you prepare crisp and to-the-point answers.
Example:
I asked ChatGPT to engage in a Socratic dialog about why I think there should be no examinations.
ChatGPT helped me think through my thoughts.
I asked ChatGPT to engage in a Socratic dialog about why I think there should be no examinations.
ChatGPT helped me think through my thoughts.
5. Don't use ChatGPT to write something for you.
Instead, use it as a critique partner.
Instead, use it as a critique partner.
Example:
I gave ChatGPT an abstract of one of my papers and asked how clear my argument was.
It said "relatively clear."
I then asked how I could make the argument clearer and it gave me helpful tips.
I gave ChatGPT an abstract of one of my papers and asked how clear my argument was.
It said "relatively clear."
I then asked how I could make the argument clearer and it gave me helpful tips.
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