When discussing a topic online, I first ask ChatGPT for validation, especially if I'm disagreeing with someone. I’ll have a trial debate with ChatGPT to avoid saying something too dumb and to explore potential counter-arguments upfront.

To be fair, I usually don't ask ChatGPT for the arguments themselves; it’s more of a refinement strategy.

Is this the social media equivalent of using AI to cheat in chess?

Community: !aiconfessions@lemmy.world

Many will admit to using ChatGPT for a specific task, while also saying they are embarrassed to admit it. Others will deny it completely.

You can now make use of this community to get your AI-related secrets off your chest 😄

At some point during a conversation, ChatGPT gave me a link to a catalog. The chat went on.

Not too long after, I accidentally clicked away and lost the link.

The noble thing would’ve been to scroll back, maybe use the search bar or Ctrl+F and find it myself.

But I didn’t.

Prompt: “please remind me of the catalog link that you provided me above”

As the link reappeared on my screen, I saw a montage of headlines flash through my mind. The energy cost of LLM queries, the server racks, the carbon emissions. And here I was, using a billion-parameter model to avoid a scroll.

The realization that I have fallen prey to this new layer of GPT-induced laziness dawned upon me....

I’m sorry.