AI chat at work : who's already using it?

[ExtraSlow]

I know at least one beyond member is using an AI chatbot in thier work. Who else is?

I am not currently but I can actually picture that it might be extremely useful for a few of my common tasks. These large language models would have access to about 70 percent of the information that I'd need for some marketing and business development work, for instance.

So, with as much detail as you feel comfortable sharing, tell us about it.

[JfuckinC]

My guys use it for random stuff, excel macros and couple other little things

I’ve never even looked at it yet though weirds me out haha

[CompletelyNumb]

Using it almost daily. Often faster than Googling for answers. And yes, excellent for Excel and Sheets things.

So far the only thing I find ChatGPT bad at is actual coding, although it can do outlines and suggestions alright.

[Flexray]

This guy used it to see if it could figure out a key problem with a vehicle, it's a good listen.

https://youtu.be/TgZBXXAh-gk

[vengie]

I use it for certain troubleshooting issues.

[AndyL]

Yep.

I was in a spotty cell service area, waiting on a 300mb pdf manual to download and it was taking forever; I gave it a whirl.

Big 90s vintage PLC based interlock panel with dozens of inputs/sensors/controls. Gave it the make/model, told it what was connected, and what it was doing. Came back with 2-3 possibilities, 2 switches i'd already checked, and a really obscure one - bad connection on a relay.

Ground wire on the relay was in the screw terminal hole - but it wasn't secured.

Talking to maintenance after (they're always available to sign off and get you out, never available to give you background) they'd replaced that relay every few months for as long as anyone could remember.

I'm curious if it was actually reading/interpreting the schematics, if it is, that'd be pretty handy.

[bjstare]

For those that use it at work, post what you do/what industry you're in.

I'm in a weird zone, since I work in professional services, with a focus on tech. So, like any other new tech, we need to learn about it, and maybe even develop an offering that will help our clients understand/use it in their org. The flip side is, we're explicitly forbidden to use it to do our own work.

Personally, I have zero use for it, so it's a moot point. Unless it can attend meetings for me, which is most of my day.

[ganesh]

I use it. As @CompletelyNumb pointed out it sucks at giving you code. It can point you in the right direction.

I work as a IT Consultant for a Distribution Company ( Senior Business Systems Analyst) in charge of the EDI Section of the Company I work for.

[LilDrunkenSmurf]

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For those that use it at work, post what you do/what industry you're in.

I'm in a weird zone, since I work in professional services, with a focus on tech. So, like any other new tech, we need to learn about it, and maybe even develop an offering that will help our clients understand/use it in their org. The flip side is, we're explicitly forbidden to use it to do our own work.

Personally, I have zero use for it, so it's a moot point. Unless it can attend meetings for me, which is most of my day.

I work at a SaaS company in tech.
We're banned from sharing any code with it, so the only thing I ever tried was to troubleshoot some latency problems with some sanitized queries. It did not help.

[The_Penguin]

I use it to give me code hints when I'm unsure how to do something. It's pretty handy, though yesterday was quite wrong, but close enough I could spot the problem.

[ExtraSlow]

What systems do you folks use? All chat gpt or bard or the Bing AI?

And anyone using it for report outlines, first draft cover letters etc?

[taemo]

I used chatgpt to build some python and powershell scripts for automation, create a base template email but yeah you shouldnt put any sensitive or proprietary information on it

https://www.bloomberg.com/news/artic...leak#xj4y7vzkg

i know 2 of my colleagues on the business dev side that uses it more often, one is paying for the plus version but don't know what they use it for exactly.

[pheoxs]

I use it for making all my base code for hobby stuff. It's great for create functions or shells of a program.

i.e. What module do I need to connect to an Arduino over bluetooth? Okay now generate code in Arduino IDE that does XYZ over bluetooth. Okay now generate iOS code using a bluetooth stack that communicates with the above code. Makes for a great starting point to build from there.

Work-wise we are prohibited from sharing any sensitive or confidential data with it as everything you type is logged in the OpenAI servers. Huge no-no. However Microsoft Azure is bringing out a corporate focused version this fall where you'll be able to use it for sensitive data and it can even be trained on your internal documents so can ask it to find a SOP and it'll be able to spit you out the right company form

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I use it to give me code hints when I'm unsure how to do something. It's pretty handy, though yesterday was quite wrong, but close enough I could spot the problem.

The power of it is that it takes into consideration everything you've done in the chat thus far. So you can just say this didn't work, it's not populating XYZ. And it will rewrite the code to factor that in. You can iterate a few times to debug itself. Generally to get good code I have to go A to B to C and slowly add in functionality. If I just list a huge requirement set it struggles.

[SJW]

I'm developing a new AI system. My company is called Cyberdyne systems.

[ercchry]

I tried using it for some marketing emails… it just made shit up. Pure fiction, after trying to correct it a few times I just gave up (chatgpt, RE lending/market updates)

[riander5]

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I'm developing a new AI system. My company is called Cyberdyne systems.

Id like to invest.

Im currently using Bing AI for random Queries... but I don't like how it's capped for 20 questions then you sweep away. Nice thing with Chat GPT is keeping an entire thread on the same stuff.

[suntan]

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I tried using it for some marketing emails… it just made shit up. Pure fiction, after trying to correct it a few times I just gave up (chatgpt, RE lending/market updates)

But... isn't that what marketing emails are?

[ExtraSlow]

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But... isn't that what marketing emails are?

Not the good ones, but those are extremely rare.

[ercchry]

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But... isn't that what marketing emails are?

Yeah but this was really off… “give me a 2023 Q2 update”

Quarter 2 of 2023 was great, interest rates remain low…” …um… it’s fucking April asshole and rates haven’t been low in over a year!

[suntan]

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Yeah but this was really off… “give me a 2023 Q2 update”

Quarter 2 of 2023 was great, interest rates remain low…” …um… it’s fucking April asshole and rates haven’t been low in over a year!

I mean it's low compared to the 1980s.