For those who may ask the question: Am I John Doe ? Here is the answer:
Yes, I am John Doe. This all resulted from a frustrating week trying to diagnose a serious problem with a used car I recently bought. I am DIY mechanic of sorts and the car simply put is a mess right now. Trying to diagnose some problems can be challenging today since the last 15 years cars have gotten far too complex.
I use Google searched a lot and in the past tried ChatGPT but was not impressed with it.
Recently I noticed CoPilot is being updated to most Windows 10 and 11 PC's, so I decided to try it for some computer questions. I liked CoPilot, so currently with the car problems I was dealing with I decided to try out CoPilot rather than used Google searches. Simply put I am amazed with the AI.
It took time to understand how to get the most out of the AI. You can't just pose a question and expect tit o provide the perfect answer. I had to teach it things. I had to provide very detailed explanations about things and then ask lots of questions to force it to think the way I wanted it to think. Once I grasped that part of the equation, I found I could use the AI quite effectively. Don't get me wrong, I don't think AI is all that smart. It is not like science fiction where the computer is really smart and intelligent. It is just a tool.
After working with it for awhile I decided to test it out. I asked it to write an article based on our discussions about trying to fix my car. It had learned things from me as I guided it and when I asked it to write the article it was impressive. I acted like a editor would checking over someone elses writing. I offered suggestions, but did not give it exactly what to say. I would often explain my reasoning and then let the AI decide how to use the suggestions. The John Doe thing was my idea, because I told it that it was best not to use my name in the article so readers would be able to see themselves in the article rather than me. I explained how John Doe means an unknown person (nameless) and then let it decide whether to use the term. Once it understand the meaning of John Doe, it decided that would be a better name to use for the human element of the story. I did not make it do anything. Offered suggestions, explained my reasoning and the told it to make up its own mind.
And this article is what I got. yes, John Doe (me the human element) did guide it. But the contents, wording is 100% done by CoPilot. All I can say is that the AI writes 10 times better than me. I just wish I could write like that.
