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Ask HN: What do you use ChatGPT for and why doesn't it work for me?

Jan 17, 2024 - news.ycombinator.com
The author is expressing frustration with the performance of ChatGPT (gpt-4), stating that it often provides slightly incorrect responses and takes longer to debug or verify than if they were to find the information themselves. They note that despite having the site open, they often find themselves instinctively turning to Google or DuckDuckGo for information, or even diving into libraries to read source code or comments.

The author mentions their recent projects, including extracting web-assembly and obfuscated JavaScript from a web app, writing bindings for a C library for Java, and creating an email client with Fyne in Golang. They express surprise that OpenAI doesn't seem to have training data for these somewhat niche areas. They are curious if their experience is unique or if others have encountered similar issues with ChatGPT.

Key takeaways:

  • The user has been trying to use ChatGPT more frequently but finds it ineffective, often resorting to Google or reading documentation instead.
  • ChatGPT often provides responses that are mostly correct but slightly wrong, which the user finds time-consuming to debug or verify.
  • The user has been working on niche projects such as extracting web-assembly and obfuscated JavaScript from a web app, writing bindings for a C library for Java, and writing an email client with fyne in Golang.
  • The user feels that these are areas that OpenAI should have training data for, implying that ChatGPT's performance could be improved.
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