Wk. 5 ChatGPT, Zinsser and Rebecca Knight

The "hallucination" problem refers to AI thinking incorrectly and concocting information untethered to the original query.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

Nice try - machines don't really thing per se; what large language models like ChatGPT do when they "hallucinate" is a seemingly confident respone that doesn't seem to be justified by its training data. In short, it may pick random numbers or facts that seem plausible but are not true and then repeatedly insist its false information is true.

What are some ways you might used ChatGPT ethically for class?

• to better understand a prompt

• to provide a reliable example of the genre you're writing in

• to provide the most recent information about business trend

• to write your papers to the prompts your professor gives you

Answer explanation

While ChatGPT is a tool that can help explain prompts and show examples of common genres of writing, it doesn't have the most recent business information since it is not connected to the internet and has limited knowledge after 2021. It also may not provide the most accurate information since it scrapes data from unreliable resources. Turning in ChatGPT writing as your own is plagiarism and will not help you learn business writing skills.

Which of the following topics is NOT Rebecca Knight's advice on negotiating a job offer?

• be critical when questioning the offer

• be methodical

• be tough but cheerful

• devise a plan

When declining a job offer, Rebecca Knight advises to be direct with your no and don't waste your time with your reasons. Rather, spend your energy on the jobs you are not going to decline.

• True

• False

Answer explanation

"Say no (politely) if it's not right... with one or two good reasons... [in order to] always leave the door open."

-Rebecca Knight

Which of the following questions should you be asking when you are thinking about using ChatGPT?

• Does my instructor allow use of it for this assignment?

• Did I cite how I used ChatGPT to complete my work?

• Did I consider the validity of the sources that ChatGPT used or the quality of the output?

• Am I using this to get avoid learning or to enhance my skills?