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To use ChatGPT to write a eulogy

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Eastie77Returns · 20/09/2023 19:49

I’m attending the funeral of a family member who was a very difficult person and had alienated most of the family. I have another thread about the difficulties we have encountered trying to comply with their funeral wishes. I have been asked to deliver the eulogy as no-one else wants to do it.

I found it tricky to write so I put a prompt in ChatGPT and 20 seconds later had a perfectly written eulogy. Tweaked it a bit and now it’s done.

Family members think it’s not very nice to read something AI generated but since none of them are helping me here, I really don’t see the harm in just making something up. Ok it’s all BS and drivel with bits about the deceased’s kindness, humour etc but surely bettor than nothing or the truth about their often unpleasant personality?!

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HereForTheFreeLunch · 20/09/2023 20:20

Give the feedback to chatgpt and get it to rewrite it.
After a few revisions it should look different.
Then tweak it a bit personally and send it out. Say you wrote it this time.

Screamingabdabz · 20/09/2023 20:00

I think it would silly to say untruths about someone being kind and funny if they were patently not. Could you not replace some of the words with more honest equivalents?

MaggieFS · 20/09/2023 19:57

Give them three choices:

  1. It gets used
  2. They write it for you to deliver
  3. You pull out of doing anything

I tend to discount opinions from people who are all talk but not actually willing to pitch in.

BertieBotts · 20/09/2023 19:57

Oh sorry does final text mean it's already gone in? Well never mind. I don't think it's that different using ChatGPT than using something from the little book of suggested readings they give you.

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Eastie77Returns · 20/09/2023 19:56

CantFindTheBeat · 20/09/2023 19:54

Why did you tell them?

As explained, they questioned what was written so I said I didn’t actually write it.

I did ask if anyone wanted to replace anything they were welcome to add their own text and no-one did.

All I’ve had had is complaints that it’s not authentic.

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BertieBotts · 20/09/2023 19:56

Just get ChatGPT to write another one and say you wrote it. If they say "It's far too nice" just say "It's a funeral you're supposed to say nice things"

CantFindTheBeat · 20/09/2023 19:54

Why did you tell them?

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Eastie77Returns · 20/09/2023 19:54

I already told the immediate family. I had to send the final text and everyone was puzzled “why would you describe X as funny, lighthearted etc” and I explained it was from ChatGPT

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Thosesummernights · 20/09/2023 19:53

I’ve done it. It helped pull my thoughts together at a difficult time. I didn’t tell anyone I used it.

Changedmymind99 · 20/09/2023 19:52

Don’t tell anyone. Say you did it yourself.

for those who know, say you rewrote it.

Chat GPT usage knowledge should be kept to a minimum. 🤐

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