{"id":32980,"date":"2022-12-14T11:20:17","date_gmt":"2022-12-14T11:20:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/?p=32980"},"modified":"2022-12-14T11:30:11","modified_gmt":"2022-12-14T11:30:11","slug":"ux-writing-weekly-214","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/uxwritinghub.com\/ux-writing-weekly-214\/","title":{"rendered":"UX Writing Weekly #214"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t
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And the winner of "word of the year" of the year<\/b> for 2022, as chosen by writers in tech (and not by robots) is \u2026 gaslighting<\/strong>!

Permacrisis came in a close 2nd, with goblin mode not too far behind. Homer struck out and there was even a write-in vote for "Huh? What? Was this really a thing?", which likely captured how many felt.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

OK, enough WOTY already\u2014bring on\u00a0the AI! This special issue is a deepdive into AI<\/strong>, so grab a snack and get comfy.<\/p>\r\n\r\n


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Issue #214 (Dec 14th, 2022)<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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  • AI: the good, the bad, & the terrifying \ud83e\udd16<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

  • AI meets UX \ud83e\uddbe<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

  • AI: where are we now? \ud83e\udd37<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n

  • Articles, microcopy, and conversations \ud83d\udcac<\/p>\r\n<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n

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For the past few years, we\u2019ve been following the development of AI, particularly AI writing tools and how they might affect our field<\/b>. Are they a fad, a gimmick, a fancy toy we\u2019ll soon grow tired of? That\u2019s almost certainly not the case.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

But how will they impact professional writers? And is AI itself a threat to human civilization?<\/p>\r\n\r\n


We read through tons of AI articles so you don\u2019t have to. In this issue, we\u2019ll let the headline and bullet points tell the story<\/b>, and give you our take on the matter.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody><\/table>\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody><\/table>\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody><\/table>\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n<\/tbody><\/table>\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n
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\r\nWHY NOW? \u23f0<\/b>
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Even if you have<\/i> been living in a cave, you\u2019ve probably heard of OpenAI\u2019s new chatbot, ChatGPT. Using the new generative text mode davinci-003, ChatGPT can understand complex instructions and produce remarkably high-quality long-form texts, rhyming poetry, and even functional software code.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

It is game-changing technology that, in an instant, became available to all, and people from all fields are now scrambling to process the implications<\/b>.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

The robo-cat is out of the bag, and there\u2019s no putting it back in. AI is now part of our lives in a direct way.<\/p>\r\n\r\n


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Artificial intelligence dates back to the 1950s but has recently seen exponential growth in its abilities. And while it\u2019s been a boon to fields like science and medicine, the potential for misuse looms large with consequences ranging from troublesome to downright terrifying.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

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\u2018It will change everything\u2019: DeepMind\u2019s AI makes gigantic leap in solving protein structures<\/u><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Assuming that civilization survives, let\u2019s look at AI\u2019s impact on UX. New developments could impact the entire product team: designers, writers, and developers.\u00a0

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Programs like Midjourney and Dall-E2 let users create stunning digital art simply from a text prompt. The use cases are vast, but (surprise, surprise) there are concerns.\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

An A.I.-Generated Picture Won an Art Prize. Artists Aren\u2019t Happy.<\/u><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n

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Yet, it still has limitations. For instance, it\u2019s very difficult to reproduce the look of a custom character or create a series of consistent images. For one-off images, it certainly threatens artists. But when it comes to things like illustrating a book with consistent characters and style, the technology falls flat.<\/p>\r\n\r\n


As for its impact on UX design<\/b>, so far it\u2019s minimal. Check out the discussion around this AI-generated gym app<\/u><\/a>.<\/p>\r\n\r\n<\/td>\r\n\r\n<\/tr>\r\n\r\n

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GPT-3 is a computer program that uses advanced algorithms and a vast amount of data to understand and generate human language. At least, that\u2019s what ChatGPT said when\u00a0asked\u00a0to explain GPT-3 at a 7th-grade reading level.<\/p>\r\n\r\n

There are now many AI writing tools on the market, and we at the UX Writing Hub have used them in the past<\/u><\/a>. But does this new davinci-003 model represent a sea change in how writers will work?\u00a0<\/p>\r\n\r\n

Why We're All Obsessed With ChatGPT, A Mind-Blowing AI Chatbot<\/u><\/a><\/p>\r\n\r\n