How to Access ChatGPT From Your Mac's Menu Bar

[amartinez1660]

Bizarrely negative responses in here from a supposedly tech orientated crowd.

Most people confusing what it is, most people referencing Bings implementation which is very different.

I think it's fantastic - I wish Apple would scrap Siri and start again based on AI like this as it'd actually 1. understand what you're asking and 2. give you some useful information back.

So far this week i've used it to, translate to other languages far better than Google translate does (and the even better DeepL) - you don't even need to write out exactly what you want to say. Just tell it generally what you want it to tell someone in the language and it'll write with full concise references.

I've had it sort data from a PDF for me - it was formatted so I couldn't copy the numbers I needed in a list, so I just copied the raw messy unformatted data and told them to pick them out for me, it did.

I've had it re-write customer facing messages for me when i'm too tired to work them well in the first place.

I've had it write scripts and codes for me - i've had it translate code from one language to another.

I've had it write jazz chords for me with an emphasis on what style I want.

I've had it come up with an analogy for someone to explain the difference between a Mosfet and a Relay switch

I've had it answer riddles instantly

I've had it work out complex maths issues for me by just explaining them in english

For those who've said "I can't think of a single reason to use it" maybe it's you that's the problem rather than ChatGPT?

For now though it's best to ask it for facts unless you know the answers are in it's database, or for news - as it's not up to date. It is prone to just making **** up, so don't ask it for information on someone to take into an argument. That's definitely not it's strong point right now.

Yeah exactly! I don’t get the full-on rejection either… I have seen amazing code/script starters examples for SwiftUI, python (either standalone, for blender, etc).
You can dump a text and ask it to “extract persons names, list them as bullet points and order it in alphabetical order” or a YouTube’s video script text or anything to get a quick first pass of mentioned people’s names or cities or foods or meals or anything… the alternative is to do that by hand or write a script all of which are a lot longer than just using the chat interface.

I haven’t used it as much mind you (I do use GitHub copilot though) but I see it as having an always on instant access to an all knowledgeable assistant that can write stuff for you in record time.

Picture your boss or VP or CEO of your organization with an army of assistants that are constantly spellchecking, cleaning, transforming, enhancing, compacting every single grunt or scribble that said higher up wants to message to the corporation at large… but for you, at your hands.

 

[coffeemilktea]

At last, my Mac can have an AI assistant that's better than Siri... not that that's a very high bar to clear, I suppose.

 

[ThisBougieLife]

I'm finally really feeling old

I'm so profoundly uninterested in this and most all things related to AI also

Same, and I'm not even 25 yet.

 

[7149041]

I don't like talking to people, can't see why I'd decide to talk to a machine. And in professional sense it has no use to me either, the code it generates is usually garbage.

Might use it to write generic fluff pieces for the blog, free is still cheaper than the cheapest copywriter

 

[sevoneone]

ChatGPT/AI is the new crypto, only this time it's going to be a game changer, eventually. It's still basically in beta, so goofy behavior, mistakes, etc are expected, but imagine having a conversation with the smartest person on earth about literally anything.

Not useful or interesting? Perhaps to some, but we know that there's always that person that doesn't like ice cream, pizza, or puppies, so it's what it's.

Yeah, but the problem is that is not “smart.” It knows about a lot of things and is very good at connecting ideas and formulating a response better than any AI we’ve had before. But, it doesn’t have general intelligence, it doesn’t have a bulls#!% and/or emotional or morality filters. It can’t think, let alone think critically. It’s running predictive branches based on what it has parsed from your input and formulating responses from the data it was trained on that fit the model. It does this extremely well, but the knowledge/data it gives is garbage in, garbage out.

The game it is truly going to change though is UI. This is probably the first viable general purpose interface that will not require physical input of some sort from the user. AND predict sentiment and intent. That part is a huge deal that is going to have long last impact on how we interface with technology.

It's not that I hate AI. Not shunning it down either. I'm just not a big fan of it. I don't find anything appealing about it and I don't think it's going to do anything to make this world a better place or enrich people's lives.

Just as social media may have ruined this world (especially when it comes to dating) AI will end up doing the same thing. People will not know how to interact or what human feelings are like.

Yeah. The hype sentiment that this is a huge wellspring of knowledge that is a source of infinite ideas and can make you an expert on any topic gives me a lot of anxiety. This thing has no concept of not knowing what it doesn’t know and yet a few million people are asking it to write everything from articles and term papers to love letters.

We already have a big collective drain of emotional intelligence because of online communication/social media. So now people are flocking to an emotionless construct and asking it in bulk to make their communication sound more personal/more human. Yet a huge chunk of the data it is trained on are the damaged interactions/communication everyone is sick of. How is that ultimately a positive for society?

 

[7149041]

You have a masters degree in MIS. You should be learning to embrace it rather than shun it.

AI is the future. Get on board now. It already is helping me to do my job for example.

At least us nerds have a chance to be kept as pets by our beloved benevolent machine overlords once they finally take over

 

[7149041]

flashy new things with lots of hype

Just as I rolled my eyes at people saying "web 2.0" back then, I roll it at the people who say "web 3.0" now. And at people who argue this fancy Machine Learning engine is an AI. This is nowhere close to AI and calling it that would literally be false advertising.

I am not against the general idea, I just find it to be like a smart 5yo, often confidently wrong, and overhyped.

This scheme is repeated with every fad, regular non-tech folks being sold overhyped promises, the internet going crazy over it, some of the tech people with ADHD immediately jumping on the train (remember crypto bros? NFT?) etc.

Just because I'm pushing 40 and don't piss myself like an overexcited dog when seeing a "new" trend doesn't make me a boomer. It just means I've been around for a while and seen this happen over and over.

 

[maxoakland]

There’s nothing sad about not offering something like Bing’s terrible chat bot. It’s a good thing. Just like Apple also doesn’t “offer” advertisements in their operating systems the way Microsoft does

 

[sevoneone]

Picture your boss or VP or CEO of your organization with an army of assistants that are constantly spellchecking, cleaning, transforming, enhancing, compacting every single grunt or scribble that said higher up wants to message to the corporation at large… but for you, at your hands.

Ok, but in most cases a CEO’s communication is done in the ‘voice of the company’ that is a construct of personality/emotions created by those assistants based on who the message is for. Why does the average person want or need this in their everyday communication? Do people want constructed communication from their peers in the workspace? What about their handyman, plumber or their kid’s teacher/soccer coach? I know someone coaching his daughter’s soccer team that is using it to respond to parent’s emails/texts and basically asking it to handle his conflict resolution. Who is being the coach in that case?

Edit: Put it another way, if the CEO from your scenario was coaching his kid’s soccer team and running all his communication through one of his company assistants, what would the perception/response be?

 

[Kabeyun]

Actually, it is ... lol. Microsoft is having some issues with it calling people Nazis and telling them to die ... among other things. It's had instances of absolutely blowing up at people when they question its answers.

There’s a big difference between calling out Nazis and being a Nazi.

 

[tan.shu]

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[Kierkegaarden]

Lots of negativity in here. I find ChatGPT to be pretty cool and unlike the internet-based AI attempts last decade it seems people haven’t managed to immediately turn it into a racist fascist.

It’s a hell of a lot better at answering complicated questions than Siri is.

Siri is a voice assistant — ChatGPT is not — big difference.

 

[SBlue1]

Bizarrely negative responses in here from a supposedly tech orientated crowd - looks more like a middle aged Dad convention.

Most people confusing what it is, most people referencing Bings implementation which is very different.

I think it's fantastic - I wish Apple would scrap Siri and start again based on AI like this as it'd actually 1. understand what you're asking and 2. give you some useful information back.

So far this week i've used it to, translate to other languages far better than Google translate does (and the even better DeepL) - you don't even need to write out exactly what you want to say. Just tell it generally what you want it to tell someone in the language and it'll write with full concise references.

I've had it sort data from a PDF for me - it was formatted so I couldn't copy the numbers I needed in a list, so I just copied the raw messy unformatted data and told them to pick them out for me, it did.

I've had it re-write customer facing messages for me when i'm too tired to work them well in the first place.

I've had it write scripts and codes for me - i've had it translate code from one language to another.

I've had it write jazz chords for me with an emphasis on what style I want.

I've had it come up with an analogy for someone to explain the difference between a Mosfet and a Relay switch

I've had it answer riddles instantly

I've had it work out complex maths issues for me by just explaining them in english

For those who've said "I can't think of a single reason to use it" maybe it's you that's the problem rather than ChatGPT?

For now though it's best to ask it for facts unless you know the answers are in it's database, or for news - as it's not up to date. It is prone to just making **** up, so don't ask it for information on someone to take into an argument. That's definitely not it's strong point right now.

I tried something similar. I asked for some nice chord progressions on the ukulele with one finger chords. Half of them were wrong. So I would not trust with any of the information I get. I would rather google it.

Now something that worked incredibly well was to bounce ideas around and brainstorm. I asked to read and correct the text of a draft of a novel I was writing. Like are there words that are used too often. Is the plot logical. Suggest me some names for the characters, they are French and between 20 and 50 years old. Any ideas for nice sounding neighborhoods in Paris? Any Idea what I could add to the story? That was fun and some great help. I think this is the future of AI. Not to let it google for you. Not yet at least.

Edit: I had some more fun with it. I asked it to suggest me some names for a hip hop festival in France, asked what a good name would be for a French hip hop artists and for a breakdance group. It would have taken me forever to think of something and I would be afraid that it wouldn't sound native.

Edit2: I had even more fun. I asked if the ending could be better and I got some cool suggestions. Asked about a specific event and it suggested some cool things. Asked what could make the plot better. Should I add a character. Is there something missing. It was cool. It's like talking to a real clever and helpful friend.

So instead of trying to argue with a bot try to find something that you could need some help with. Its creative. I asked for some new ideas to make cannoli for my friends. Asked for a cocktail that I could drink when I am in a mood for something special. Asked to sort my books by the color of their covers to make them look more interesting. Asked to suggest me which wine would fit my taste. Asked what food would fit that specific wine. Asked for the recipe. Asked to suggest me a movie that I would like. And so on.

 

[Night Spring]

So instead of trying to argue with a bot try to find something that you could need some help with. Its creative. I asked for some new ideas to make cannoli for my friends. Asked for a cocktail that I could drink when I am in a mood for something special. Asked to sort my books by the color of their covers to make them look more interesting. Asked to suggest me which wine would fit my taste. Asked what food would fit that specific wine. Asked for the recipe. Asked to suggest me a movie that I would like. And so on.

Yes, exactly. Ask it what are some nice places you might go on vacation, and it'll make interesting suggestions, and you can further refine it by telling it more criteria. However, ask it for a good hotel to stay at, and it'll make up a hotel that doesn't exist. You have to learn what kind of inquiries give you useful info, and what kind of inquiries tend to cause it to hallucinate. I do agree it's great for brainstorming. You just need to double check any factual info it might give you.

 

[Macalway]

It would be nice to have a smart Siri type of thing that I can use on the road, and in distracted environments. At home, I'm not going to use something like this.

In your car, walking, running, sports. Lots of uses for a smarter Siri, which is too iffy for me to use presently. I think most people are better at using it.

I don't know. Things progress. This is good.

 

[Aston441]

It has been curated, therefore useless.

 

[wigby]

There is however no guarantee the answer is correct or makes sense.

No one is splitting the atom using chatGPT so I would take an incorrect but conversational answer over “I found this on the internet”.

 

[MacAddict1978]

Tried ChatGPT and it does not feel any diffrent from Siri and Google Assistant (except that ChatGPT can write code). I don't really have much interest in it.

Must not have tried very hard.

Ask it to Write a paragraph about the second shooter JFK theory using Pittsburghese (which is obscure outside of Pittsburgh so impressive that it can do it without a hitch).

Anyone comparing this to Google Assistant or Siri (which PLEASE never compare Siri to another AI every again, she's trash) hasn't used it. It's a very different kind of thing.

I had to write a paper on this a few years ago and this AI wrote one in 20 seconds that was likely quite passable. Google and Alexa aren't doing this.

 

[boss.king]

These chat things are still confused by linear time. Why are people impressed by them?

 

[enterthemerdaverse]

ChatGPT is wrong: Eggs should be put in pan once water boils and water should be kept boiling.

The most efficient way to cook an egg is my way.

Nobody knows this.

No Clippy GPT knows this.

I’ll reveal the secret now and you will save hundreds of dollars in energy bills over your lifetime.

Half a mug of cold water.

Crack the egg and drop the insides into the mug.

Precisely 80 seconds in the microwave.

Remove the cooked poached egg with a spoon.

Place it on ramen or toast.

Done.

 

[enterthemerdaverse]

Yeah exactly! I don’t get the full-on rejection either… I have seen amazing code/script starters examples for SwiftUI, python (either standalone, for blender, etc).
You can dump a text and ask it to “extract persons names, list them as bullet points and order it in alphabetical order” or a

You’re giving away possibly confidential data by doing that.

Not a good idea if you live in an authoritarian country.

Yesterday somebody posted their ChatGPT python code checker on Reddit.

Programmers downvoted and criticized the hell out of it. ”Where do you store the data we upload to your system?”

No answers given.

You do not share commercially sensitive data with these things.

Have some of you not learned from the last 20 years of data controversies? Just because some company says they respect your data doesn’t mean they really do, especially when it comes to machine learning and scraping data from everywhere.

 

[Lucas Curious]

No interest! Zero! Is anyone here scared/terrified to use this thing?

once you play with it and learn how to properly ask it questions with details, its a pretty cool brainstorming tool when it comes to research. I also thought this was stupid and useless until I started playing with it and someone else gave me tips. This thing gave me ideas which sparked other ideas.

 

[Lucas Curious]

Lots of negativity in here. I find ChatGPT to be pretty cool and unlike the internet-based AI attempts last decade it seems people haven’t managed to immediately turn it into a racist fascist.

It’s a hell of a lot better at answering complicated questions than Siri is.

I find it to be a cool brainstorming tool. I used to dig through google websites and then dig for information in articles but now I find myself going straight to ChatGPT. Im almost thinking of paying the $20 a month if they cut me off. The future is convenient.

 

[eicarr]

Sadly? Happily!

 

[DrJR]

I program for a living and immediately find it useful for being a rubber duck, or finding the one stupid thing I missed in a function. Don’t dump huge chunks of your code in it however, or that could be a potential security risk. Just sayin’. I love it, but it won’t replace me any time soon as it is stupid and recreates a lot of s&^t code you can copy and paste from another source. It doesn’t replace true understanding. You have to have skill and brains to make it work. So fear not fellow programmers.