I make it do online research for me and then I have it validate my thoughts.
That’s precisely the issue. The words sound convincing, but this way of thinking leads to it becoming a yes-man. Either it confirms what you think, or your prompt is wrong.
Honestly, I confirm it because I use it for work. I had it do some research on comparing bunch of VDI solutions (the VMware/Broadcom thing has forced us to rethink things). It did a really good job summarizing things. I used to work in consulting, so I already knew what the comparison. It saved me hours of having to write that report. I usually verify in the term that “does it make sense”. I would do the same with a stackoverflow post before posting the code and so on.
That’s precisely the issue. The words sound convincing, but this way of thinking leads to it becoming a yes-man. Either it confirms what you think, or your prompt is wrong.
Honestly, I confirm it because I use it for work. I had it do some research on comparing bunch of VDI solutions (the VMware/Broadcom thing has forced us to rethink things). It did a really good job summarizing things. I used to work in consulting, so I already knew what the comparison. It saved me hours of having to write that report. I usually verify in the term that “does it make sense”. I would do the same with a stackoverflow post before posting the code and so on.