How to use ChatGPT to write a discussion at myLot
By GoAskAlice
@GoAskAlice (5828)
February 17, 2023 1:29am CST
It is very simple.
DON'T.
I just removed another member that went from consistently writing discussions of three or four lines of passable English to a pair of missives written today of four paragraphs each in perfect English.
And yes, I know it was ChatGPT because yesterday he posted a photo he'd created with it and said "I made this with ChatGPT what do you think?"
I am making this official (and please share this so everyone sees it):
myLot is a site for original discussions written BY YOU. If I find you cheating to write your discussions here you will be banned and you will not get a second chance.
Even though I am not very fond of short discussions, I would rather see a three-sentence discussion YOU wrote than a large 'article' written by a program.
myLot is NOT a writing site, we do not pay you based on the content of your discussions, so there is no reason to try to 'cheat' here. It is not going to improve your earnings.
I hope this makes it very clear how I feel about using ChatGPT here.
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87 responses
@DaddyEvil (126403)
• United States
17 Feb
Thank you. Suggested to everyone who follows me.
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@JudyEv (311693)
• Rockingham, Australia
17 Feb
Thanks for this and thanks @DaddyEvil for the suggestion.
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
It's rather silly (in my opinion) - 18 discussions written like the top example, and then 2 today like the bottom. And they think people aren't going to notice something? 
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@vandana7 (95806)
• India
17 Feb
Oh ... I didn't even know ChatGPT can be used to write posts here. How ignorant can I get. LOL
I, however, wanted to know more about it, because there was an article saying it will help to bring down litigation in our country. Hope that part of it is true and worthwhile. :)
But thanks for letting me know what is not ok here on myLot. I am too slow with technology to adopt it so fast, and try to cheat. LOL
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@vandana7 (95806)
• India
17 Feb
@GoAskAlice Thank you for letting me know about this new tool. I don't think I would have ever used it though, whether to use it or otherwise.
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
Using ChatGPT to write a discussion is no different than copy/pasting any other discussion not written by the member. I'm afraid that this is going to be an ongoing problem here and at any other site that wants 'original' material.
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@jstory07 (129536)
• Roseburg, Oregon
17 Feb
@GoAskAlice I do not think I would have a use for it.
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@LadyDuck (438910)
• Switzerland
17 Feb
I hope this makes it very clear for everyone here. I am going to suggest.
Thanks @DaddyEvil for suggesting.15 people like this
@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
Thank you, hopefully it stops the "Oh I didn't know" excuse from people (even though it should be evident it is not allowed).
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@maggiesunjuan (559)
• China
17 Feb
@DaddyEvil Thank you for suggesting me this, I know ChatGPT is really hot these days, but I for now have had no chance to use it. I heard the AI software (I'm not sure if it is really a software or a platform)is really smart, but if somebody who tries to make money by asking it for help should be punished. Thanks again.
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@arunima25 (81816)
• Bangalore, India
17 Feb
I am very happy that you made this announcement and made it very clear. It's been happening on other sites too and quite a few have been warned and banned.
Thanks @DaddyEvil for suggesting it.
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
In the beginning I really wasn't worried because since this isn't a writing/article site I figured no one would use it - but it appears I was wrong.
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@arunima25 (81816)
• Bangalore, India
17 Feb
@GoAskAlice Even I found it surprising when other admin on the other site brought this issue on platform. It's a forum site where people interact in 2_4 lines and you need not use a fancy language there. You just have to write in a way that others understand it. For such simple tasks, people used ChatGPT. It would be more work to use a program for such simple thing.
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
Now that would be horrible if they programmed random typos or the occasional misspelling into it - don't give them any ideas! 
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@arthurchappell (44753)
• Preston, England
17 Feb
hadn't even heard of ChatGPT tilll I read this - wow!
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
I'd read a few articles (written by fellow admins of different sites) about how it was going to change the field of writing - and not in a good way - for free-lancers, the reasoning being why pay a writer good money for an original article when a site can simply have them custom-written by an AI much cheaper. At the time, I thought "Well, surely it won't be a problem here, it isn't serious money". But I forgot how greedy people can be.
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@akalinus (38853)
• United States
26 Feb
@GoAskAlice I question if people will use it to write on other sites like NaNoWriMo. People are going to go crazy with it. I am so glad that you told us about ChatGPT being soulless. Real writing is often passion, hot a bunch of concrete sentences.
I wonder if there is a way to certify that we. as authors and writers, do not revert to using any of the bot sites.
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
I can tell you are one of the guilty ones simply by your response. 
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@TheSojourner (70201)
• United States
17 Feb
@GoAskAlice I might as well be guilty for something! Do I get arrested now and put in handcuffs??? 
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@TheSojourner (70201)
• United States
17 Feb
@LadyDuck I understand. It looks like GAA and I are having a bit of banter this morning
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@Kandae11 (52302)
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17 Feb
Thank you@ladyDuck for suggesting this post.
When l first heard about ChatBot GPT and wrote a discussion about it titled " What is Real and What is not" , l had not realized that persons had already started using programs to write discussions here - until @GoAskAlice mentioned it on my post, and warned that persons who did that would be removed from Mylot.
I am happy about this post which can be seen by everyone, including newbies. Cheaters are not encouraged at Mylot.
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@Sojourn (13973)
• India
17 Feb
Thanks for the suggestion @Anna. As AI gets more matured, it gets even so more difficult to detect spammers and riggers. I look at mylot more as a therapy site rather than a passive earning source and I wish these ill elements are kept out from our systems for good.
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@babytaffster (2231)
• Chatsworth, California
26 Feb
How are you using it as a therapy site?
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
I do what I can to keep this place as 'clean' of cheaters/spammers as possible.
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@Sojourn (13973)
• India
27 Feb
@babytaffster Talking out about my feelings on sundry topics in stranger's post makes me feel connected. Also, get motivated to see how others are coping with day to day challenges.
@lazydaizee (5008)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb
I had not heard of ChatGPT before what exactly is it?
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
I see DE answered you. Yes, it is one of a few AI programs that are becoming available.
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@DaddyEvil (126403)
• United States
17 Feb
It's an artificial intelligence computer program.
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@lazydaizee (5008)
• United Kingdom
17 Feb
@DaddyEvil Right, that sounds a bit scary to me.
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@MarieCoyle (16397)
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17 Feb
I can't even imagine using such a thing. I can see why it's not allowed, thank you.
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
I've 'taken out the trash' at least a half-dozen times in the past month. And all over some pennies...
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@MarieCoyle (16397)
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17 Feb
@GoAskAlice
Unfortunately, when you admin a group or are in charge of it, there is always someone who doesn't want to follow rules, or never bothers to read them.
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
I really did not want to have to write this discussion, but it is beginning to become a problem.
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@MrDenata (11306)
• Indonesia
17 Feb
@GoAskAlice i understand, Alice. You make it clear now, even i dont event know what is ChatGPT but i read your explanation, thank you, now i know
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16623)
• China
17 Feb
Thanks for the heads-up ! ChatGPT seems to be going like hot cake now,on no account would I use it to do such a thing !
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
Unfortunately many people have no scruples whatsoever when it comes to 'earning' money on the Internet. This ChatGPT makes it a little more complicated to notice when things are not actually written by a person, but it makes it easy (in a way) to tell when some people are using it since the writing style changes drastically.
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@changjiangzhibin89 (16623)
• China
18 Feb
@GoAskAlice Some stop at nothing to make money,but AI is AI ,It can't speak on humans' note.
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@Shavkat (131287)
• Philippines
17 Feb
This is a big lesson. ChatGPT is a foreign app for me to know. Thanks for pointing out the concern like this. Shout out to @DaddyEvil for sharing it.
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
I had one member in here I was pretty sure was using it, and they tried to tell me they had a 'friend' that was writing their discussions for them. Of course, that also will not work here since it is a site for self-written discussions (and I seriously doubt their 'friend' was the one writing them). Since I told them only their own work was allowed here, they haven't returned...
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@FourWalls (55185)
• United States
17 Feb
Your arms are hanging limp at your side
Your legs got nothing to do
Some Machine is doing that for you
(“In the Year 2525” by Zager & Evans)
Seriously?! Wow. I had no clue such a thing existed.
Thanks for the heads up, Alice, and for the suggestion, @DaddyEvil .
And thank God I was born when I was so I learned to do these things myself.
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
Yes, there are a few of them, do a search for 'AI chat' and be prepared.
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
Honestly using an AI program is the same as plagiarism - someone else (in this case an AI) wrote it and a user pastes it here claiming they wrote it themself.
But I've watched users go to the trouble of searching a subject, copying three lines, and posting it here for a discussion. I've seen one-sentence responses that were copy/pasted. And all that just to earn a penny or two?
Some days I just have to shake my head.
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@Juliaacv (77932)
• Canada
17 Feb
@GoAskAlice It is very belittling to both the admin as well as to the rest of the members.
I think that if someone is really that set on their earnings, they go about it in the way it was intended, or if they need more, maybe a resume/job search site would benefit them. Most of us are just here to chill and relax and enjoy a few laughs together.
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@pitsipeahie (4058)
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17 Feb
@GoAskAlice Yes she is and thank you to you as well admin Alice. I seldom post discussions but would regularly be around and comment on posts I find interesting. You know this kind of made me miss His highness Scar and Emoci again. You know, Michael Joseph Ratcliffe. Forgot his username here because he's had so many. He used to always suggest to me together with @LadyDuck. Thanks to them.
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@MasGion (1607)
• Malang, Indonesia
17 Feb
Thanks @DaddyEvil...its very clear and I never use ChatGPT before....
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@GoAskAlice (5828)
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17 Feb
I suppose it has its uses (ChatGPT and other AI programs) but we prefer real people.
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