Intermediary interactions and iterations with ChatGPT — potential articles

Marcio S Galli
4 min readJul 30, 2024

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I know that. Of the risks of using AI tools, like ChatGPT, to let it touch the very words of a writing; how complex that is. I was there, I did it. And it was so good, for a moment or two. But it was also enchanting to the point of confusing the work (in development) in terms of the writing and the writer.

Today’s essay is not about that, not about asking another being — a robot, a tool, a system, or others — to do the thing when we need to do. No, this essay is considering the kind of interactions that could be good. Maybe I am talking about collaboration. Let’s see.

Human talking with another human where the other is controlled by wires by a robot — the tool mistakenly (or not) had made the other as an actual robot

A note: I am yet trying to understand, or categorize, the kinds of characterizations with the interactions when we are using these AI-based communicative tools. To figure the bucket, not an easy thing.

Using ChatGPT to archive a an article idea

I keep using it to archive some ideas, especially when I don’t have time engage with the writing after experiencing something. So I ask the tool to produce a memo — give me a memo. And I pass the instructions. Today, I had passed instructions XYZ and informed it to use a certain structure.

That is when the trouble started. I felt the danger of going in that direction and I was right. The tool gave me a memo in the format of an article or an essay. So I started to read it and it didn’t take much to not like it — I reacted. As a consequence, I asked to change, to do it again but not using the toxic marketing wording; instead to go in a more fundamentalist direction, to focus on values. It gave me another and I started to like.

The recognition that I entered another space

But now I had a problem. I was right there, again, perhaps, into that complex space I didn’t want to be, as a writer. I am not sure. But I was involved. The complication here, perhaps, doesn’t have to do with actual robots, or AI tools. Perhaps it’s about collaboration with others, with the things people do do. In a nutshell: I wanted to write, check. I wanted to keep some organized note as a reminder for what to do, check. I asked “someone” to document things, check. This someone wanted to do a good job, check. The good job wasn’t good for me, check. The job had prompted me to get involved, check. I got involved, check. And I reacted, check too.

So I had used time from that interaction. Now, we certainly entered a space of collaboration. And I was certainly influenced. Maybe there are good and bad things from that situation. As for the bad, we know, I used time and entered a new road. On the good side, it gave me a perspective for what to do next:

The perspective

Since it gave me two articles and I didn’t want to read them entirely, as in to get involved selecting or deleting pieces (editing the draft or dealing with a puzzle,) I asked for two introductions, two abstracts, side by side:

Abstract A:

In today’s digital world, choosing a domain name is a crucial step for any professional looking to establish an effective online presence. For independent professionals, such as psychologists, this choice can directly influence visibility and ease of being found by potential clients. WePlex, a platform specializing in website creation for independent professionals, understands the importance of a well-chosen domain and offers some important considerations for this decision.

Abstract B:

In the modern digital landscape, choosing a domain name goes beyond being just a technical detail. For independent professionals, such as psychologists, this choice carries significant psychological weight for both the professional and their clients. An effective domain name not only facilitates online discovery but also contributes to building a strong brand, influencing both external and internal perception.

Looking at these two introductions gave me an idea. I was thinking about things like — what if I can combine elements of the first with the second?Anyway, I don’t want to go too far, to be specific. The truth is that I can’t categorize the kinds of dynamics that are possible. Not yet.

To close, if I wanted to archive something from this, I rather consider that the experience of what happened is not different from the real world as we know it. In other words, it has a lot to do with the things we normally do with others, situations where interactions and iterations are happening; and how much all that is being said and done influences our paths in good or bad ways.

This essay is, in a way, a by-product of my work involved with the book work entitled Slow Down to Start Up.

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