The barrier to entry to the role just got a lot lower, but the barrier to gaining enough experience to become a specialist just dramatically jumped up
Everyone else? They won't get the ability to establish their brand/style (assuming chatgpt gets faster at updating with recent information/sources).
I can see us relying far more on centralized institutions (again). Only reading from certain publishing houses, writers focusing more on trying to get into a certain house vs content of their work.
Yes. In an age of abundant junk, curation of the gems can be a successful strategy.
We can add this to a growing list, along with Google earth and second life.
I am a decent writer and communicator.
It takes me a little while to get from a bulleted outline to a crisp couple of paragraphs.
I now use ChatGPT to do initial composition from the bulleted list, and then a first edit. Then I do final edits myself. It saves about half the time, and it feels like it saves more than half of the energy.
ChatGPT's revision of my answer:
I'm proficient in writing and communication, but I require some time to transform an outline into a concise and polished piece of writing. To streamline the process, I use ChatGPT for the initial draft and first edit, and do the final editing myself. This approach cuts down the time and effort required significantly.
An expert reader will be able to tell the difference. But assume that these people have read and understand the subject but have not put the millions of words together yet.
At some point, it will become like a calculator. I can multiply 20% off a dinner bill faster than getting the calculator out, but people won't spend the time learning the mental math and they will do just as good a job.