morecoffeemore t1_j595omy wrote on January 21, 2023 at 7:43 AM

Dumb question, but how do I know chatgpt is not just copy/pasting from the web?

Tried chatgpt for the first time. Seems cool. Dumb, question, but how do I know it's not just copy/pasting something a person wrote on the web?

I ask it for a recommendation for speakers. Gives a good reply. It seems to me it could've just done a web search and then copied what someone wrote on the web as a reply.

Is there a way to test/use chatgpt to prove to myself that it's not just copying and pasting from the web?

serverrack3349b t1_j5fc250 wrote on January 22, 2023 at 4:42 PM

In a sense it is just copying and pasting from the web just in a different order, but I get that that is not your question. Something I would try is to use plagiarism checking sites online to see if there is an exact copy of your text online. If there is than you should be able to either attribute it to the right person or re write it a bit so it is not plagiarism