Flirting with Chat GPT

You may be hearing about ChatGPT every time you turn around these days, and you're either in the "I am obsessed with Chat GPT" squad or the skeptic "what the heck is Chat GPT??" camp. CGPT is basically the internet's smooth-talking, super-helpful bestie. It can write essays, fix code, help you craft super engaging Instagram captions AND draft the perfect “I’m not mad, just disappointed” text to your partner.

I’m here as the responsible bestie to remind you: sure, your AI crush is super cute… but maybe don’t trust it with your deepest secrets just yet.

So before you get all cozy and start asking ChatGPT to turn your family photo into a squad of adorable cats, hang tight while I spill the tea on this shiny new tech.

What the Heck is ChatGPT? (AKA Why Is Everyone Obsessed With Talking to Robots Now?)

So imagine if Google and a really hot and charming librarian had a baby—and that baby was raised by the entire internet.

That baby would be ChatGPT.

She (yes I call it "She") Talks Like a Person—But It’s Not One (Sorry, Babe)

ChatGPT is freakishly good at pretending to be human but she is NOT HUMAN! Behind that charming grammar and encyclopedic knowledge? No actual understanding. No feelings. No soul. Just a fancy predictive engine hopped up on way too much internet thinking it's iced coffee.

That means it can sound like it knows everything… even when it's confidently spewing pure nonsense. So yeah, it might help you craft flirty texts or fix your essay that's due at midnight, but don’t trust it to plan your retirement account or give you life advice. (That’s what your actual friends, financial advisor, and therapist are for.)

It Makes Stuff Up. Like, A Lot.

You know that one person who tells a story with so much confidence, you don’t realize they’re totally making it up until someone fact-checks it? That’s ChatGPT.

In AI world, they call it “hallucinating.” Which kind of makes it sound cute, except it means ChatGPT can invent fake facts, imaginary books, or nonexistent scientific studies—and she does it with the energy of a guy mansplaining cryptocurrency at a party. Loud. Confident. Completely wrong.

In my case, working in the legal field, Chat GPT can be super helpful for making those important arguments sound better and more compelling, or getting chaotic and sporadic submissions on paper in a way that is cultivating and persuasive. But be warned, it has been known to invent case law out of thin air which is something us lawyery and paralegally folks use to support our legal arguments. So yeah, double-check anything that sounds even a little bit sketchy. Verify, verify, verify darling.

People Use It for Shady Stuff—Because, Of Course They Do

ChatGPT can be used to write fake news, spam content, and stuff that’s just plain manipulative. That’s not ChatGPT being evil....it’s people being people LOL. So we need to think critically about how we're using it, and call it out/ fact check when things seem sus.

It Inherits the Internet’s Biases (Yikes)

If the internet were a person, it’d be funny, brilliant, occasionally toxic, and definitely not someone you want to copy unfiltered.

ChatGPT learns from that internet. So yeah, the bias is baked in. It’s tempting, I know. You’ve got a deadline looming. ChatGPT is just sitting there with its perfect grammar and “sure, I can write that in the style of Shakespeare/ Snoop Dogg/ John Grisham” energy. But the more we let it think for us, the less we’re actually thinking. Tempting as it is, use ChatGPT as a co-pilot, not a driver. You’ve still got the wheel. 

How ChatGPT Impacts the Planet — In a Nutshell

ChatGPT might be all brains and charm, but it has a real-world environmental footprint:

  • ⚡ Energy Use: Running and training AI eats up tons of electricity.

  • 🏭 Carbon Emissions: That power often comes from fossil fuels = CO₂.

  • 💧 Water Usage: Data centers need water to cool down, and AI is thirsty.

  • 🛠️ Hardware Waste: It relies on powerful machines that require mining and eventually create e-waste.

    And listen here, I compare my independent research on these subjects with verified sources AND Chat GPT so don't come for me! If ever I am solely relying on my opinion or my own experiences, you'll know it because I'll tell ya.

AI isn’t going anywhere, and neither is our planet—so let’s treat both with care, curiosity, and let's just not be weird. ChatGPT Should Augment Human Thinking—not replace it.

Now go forth and chat (gpt) responsibly, cutie.

 

xx Kait

 

 

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