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Ask HN: Why can't ChatGPT respond in plain English?
2 by bedobi | 1 comments on Hacker News.
This is something I’ve noticed: ChatGPT (and its derivatives Bing et al) tend to respond either in the typical AI flavored language which comes off as trying to sound formal and professional but really just makes it look like an AI wrote it, it’s very long and kind of corporate sounding but doesn’t really get the point. OR, if you ask it to respond in plain English (or in simple English, or in a more direct, to the point tone - I’ve tried a bunch of instructions without success), it responds in a more familial, personable tone, adding stuff like “sure thing!”. = I literally can’t get it to reply in a way that is professional (ie not familial or personable) but also plain English that is simple, direct and to the point. What gives? How can I get it to respond the way I want?

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