@Vermillion-Rx I just got done on a session with chatgpt doing research for my novel. It is incredible for targeted research questions, specifically the time period, demographics, industry etc.

Of course I'm doing "Trust but verify" on the information it feeds me. For example, my home region in the mid 1800's had big Scottish migration for the fishing industry at certain points of the year.

Alright chatgpt, tell me about these migrant workers, their living conditions, wages, dialect etc etc.

It provides me with the sources so I can verify for myself, and not have to sift through the search results on google.

Essentially I'm getting my research done so much faster than I otherwise would, which is fantastic because that will equate to more time writing (something I will explicitly not use the AI for).

Is it too cynical to judge a tool by the stupidest person that picks it up? I think so. If we did, the saw or the hammer would have been outlawed a very long time ago.