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The most astute way to use it is actually in going the last mile on something you're already very confident in, so that you can correct it as needed
lucideer on Hacker News
In the thread “Tips for better coding with ChatGPT”, replying to this comment
Helped: Last mile on topics the user is already confident in.
Got in the way: Generating bad code and confidently wrong answers on unfamiliar subjects.
… Having used ChatGPT quite a lot for work (by mandate - I wouldn't have chosen to either but am glad now that I had to), I've found it's really very good at generating bad code and being confidently wrong (again, much like people): if you ask it about a subject you're not deeply knowledgeable about, it's going to lead you astray. The most astute way to use it is actually in going the last mile on something you're already very confident in, so that you can correct it as needed.