I was frustrated while writing a google search query that would get me the answer to a specific but mildly nuanced question before it hit me. I could just pose the question in the openai playground and then fact-check the answer.<p>This proved to be a much better experience than 30 seconds prior when I was just landing on fishing jargon dictionaries that I'd skim only to not find what I wanted. Those and the generic SEO gaming type articles that plaster the first page of most search engine results these days.<p>It was so much better that I might just start allocating 0.25USD per month to "nicer knowledge surfing" or something using GPT-3 instead of my own google-fu. And for the curious, here's what I wanted to know:<p>Question: what is the process of preparing fish, done after they are caught, but before they are available for sale in the marketplace called?
Answer: The process of preparing fish, done after they are caught, but before they are available for sale in the marketplace is known as fish processing.<p>I can imagine that session turning into a rabbit hole of wikipedian proportion very quickly if I didn't just want an immediate answer to my question.<p>EDIT: apparently I don't know how to spell wiki
All the time.<p>I use it for:<p><pre><code> - Ecommerce product descriptions [1]
- SEO Metadescriptions [2]
- Email replies/message replies/ethics/artificial brain center for empathy [3]
- looking up logistics knowledge
- synonyms for search queries "what keywords would someone who is searching for XYZ use to find ABC" (and stuffing these in a column on the db)
- a wolfram alpha replacement
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... the list goes on.<p>Bonus, GPT3's response to your question: "I've been using GPT-3 for about a year now and I absolutely love it. I've never had any problems with it, and it's always been a great help."<p>[1] <a href="https://files.littlebird.com.au/Screen-Recording-2022-08-02-17-23-12-aPHZvY.mp4" rel="nofollow">https://files.littlebird.com.au/Screen-Recording-2022-08-02-...</a><p>[2] <a href="https://files.littlebird.com.au/Screen-Recording-2022-08-02-17-23-43-aUvRnC.mp4" rel="nofollow">https://files.littlebird.com.au/Screen-Recording-2022-08-02-...</a><p>[3] <a href="https://files.littlebird.com.au/Screen-Recording-2022-08-02-17-24-56-oOVtCK.mp4" rel="nofollow">https://files.littlebird.com.au/Screen-Recording-2022-08-02-...</a>
I have a bunch of console commands designed for frustration.<p>Emoji for when I can't think of the right emojis to express a feeling. Titles for when I can't think of a catchy name for an article or email.<p>There's one that generates poetry, but in a form suited to using in git commits.<p>There's a brainstorming tool which hasn't actually been any good, except for duck debugging.<p>Eli5 tool which has been very useful when I need to read more documents but it's 4 PM.<p>For extra fun, try typing a question in Stack Overflow, but pasting it to GPT-3 instead. 80% of the time, the AI written answer will be more useful.<p>There's also a mini game for when I need a little text generated violence, but it triggers the content filter frequently, so I stopped using it for fear of getting banned.<p>Worth every cent.
For certain kinds of questions I do find openAI to be a better place to start than Google. ffmpeg command syntax for example.<p>This has led me to wonder if ai models might one day replace search engines to some degree, especially with the spam problem in search getting worse.