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AIBU to wish people would stop writing professional emails with Chat GPT?

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4pmfireworks · 25/11/2024 04:45

One of my managers writes absolutely everything with Chat GPT and as a result, all her emails are oddly formal and often get people's backs up. The tone is all wrong. I don't think she realises how badly she is coming across - and most of the team don't realise that the reason her communication is so lacking warmth and human touch is because she's telling AI what she wants to say.

She even once sent an email to me to let me know that "Marie Jones (your team leader) will advise you on this matter separately." Oh, THAT Marie Jones?! My team leader?! The one who I share an office with?! Thank God you included her surname and clarified her role or I would not have had a clue which Marie (the only one who works with us) you were talking about.

I've just had a general class update from my child's teacher that has been written with Chat GPT - I guess it saves time and I don't really blame him, but I do find it cringy. Once you spot it, it's so obvious. I would be embarrassed to send it.

I should add that I'm not always entirely sure why it's obviously written by AI. The adjectives are a bit off I think. And the sentence structure is recognisably formulaic and always rather longer than a human tends to write.

If you do this at work, you should know that some of the recipients know exactly what you're doing, and it doesn't look great.

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Crankyaboutfood · 25/11/2024 05:32

I am a teacher and have administrators who think it is amazing. I can spot it easily and am embarrassed and annoyed. They should at least go through and edit the shit out of it.

VashtaNerada · 25/11/2024 05:32

I’m a teacher and SLT genuinely suggested using it for writing models for the children. I burst out laughing before realising they were serious. It is truly awful and should only be used if you’re then prepared to give it a really good edit and make it more human. YANBU!

SnuffleTruffleHound · 25/11/2024 05:29

I’m currently in the middle of recruiting, we had a couple of applicants who used chatgp for their covering letter, automatically on the no pile as it comes across as badly written, shame as their cvs were good and they would have reached interview otherwise

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