Ask HN: I use ChatGPT instead of Grammarly

Posted by tkiolp4 on Friday January 13, 2023 @07:03PM
from the ask-hn dept.

So, as other HN users have noted, I also have started to use ChatGPT instead of Grammarly, and boy, what a difference.

Now, I’ve heard about this student who got caught for using ChatGPT for writing his university assignment. It got me thinking. The way I use ChatGPT is: I write about a topic as usual (let’s say a couple of paragraphs) and then I tell ChatGPT to improve the text fixing punctuation, grammar mistakes, etc. More often than not ChatGPT rewrites the paragraphs in a subtle way (which I like), and the quality of the text is almost perfect (for a non native English speaker like myself).

Would this usage be considered plagiarism? If so, why? If not, how can future tools (that will try to check if some text was written by ChatGPT) distinguish between my use case and other use cases like simply asking ChatGPT to write entire paragraphs by giving it a simple prompt?

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Re:Ask HN: I use ChatGPT instead of Grammarly by jdd664 on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:16PM (#34376194)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ship_of_Theseus

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Re:Ask HN: I use ChatGPT instead of Grammarly by DarknessFalls on Friday January 13, 2023 @11:21PM (#34377376)

Yeah, but we're talking about replacing rusty nails with platinum ones and rotting floorboards with stained oak.

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Re:Ask HN: I use ChatGPT instead of Grammarly by __warlord__ on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:34PM (#34376324)

Embrace the future ya'll!

I really like ChatGPT as a companion for my ideas and thoughts, if you find it useful to use it like this, why not?

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Re:Ask HN: I use ChatGPT instead of Grammarly by draggedup on Friday January 13, 2023 @08:39PM (#34376378)

Triggers Broom - https://youtu.be/56yN2zHtofM

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Re:Ask HN: I use ChatGPT instead of Grammarly by tomashertus on Friday January 13, 2023 @09:06PM (#34376623)

This is how I incorporated ChatGPT into my day-to-day and I gain insane productivity boost. I don’t just blindly c&p everything it generates and it helps me to deliver better results.

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Re:Ask HN: I use ChatGPT instead of Grammarly by allenleein on Saturday January 14, 2023 @06:44AM (#34379502)

Sly, I use ChatGPT instead of stackoverflow, grammarly, quora daily.

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Re:Ask HN: I use ChatGPT instead of Grammarly by GunjanKarun on Saturday January 14, 2023 @09:29AM (#34380560)

I believe that AI-powered writing tools like ChatGPT are just the beginning of many exciting and useful tools to come. But we have to remember that these are just tools.

I also believe that the way we use the tool has been evolving with the developments of these tools: When using Google, it is important to know what search terms to use. When using Grammarly, it is important to know what suggestions to accept and what to ignore. When using ChatGPT, the skill is in asking the right question.

Using ChatGPT in the way you described, as a tool to assist and improve your own writing, should not be considered plagiarism.

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