Nieman Lab.
Predictions for
Journalism, 2024.
One big problem with generative AI is that it’s often wrong, but always so certain it’s right.
At the very instant ChatGPT is luring you into a hallucinogenic forest of nonexistent species and fake legal precedents — you need a friend who will recommend a pause.
That friend is Clippy, the much-maligned Microsoft Office paperclip assistant, who interrupted your flow with suggestions that forced you to reconsider the wisdom of the task at hand.
Michal Nachmany, founder of Climate Policy Radar in London — which maps climate policy using AI tools — suggested on a recent panel that we inject humility into AI via a Clippy-like mechanism.
What was annoying then is exactly what we need now. Following this idea, I propose to you, ChatGClippy:
Marie Gilot is executive director of J+, the professional training arm of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
One big problem with generative AI is that it’s often wrong, but always so certain it’s right.
At the very instant ChatGPT is luring you into a hallucinogenic forest of nonexistent species and fake legal precedents — you need a friend who will recommend a pause.
That friend is Clippy, the much-maligned Microsoft Office paperclip assistant, who interrupted your flow with suggestions that forced you to reconsider the wisdom of the task at hand.
Michal Nachmany, founder of Climate Policy Radar in London — which maps climate policy using AI tools — suggested on a recent panel that we inject humility into AI via a Clippy-like mechanism.
What was annoying then is exactly what we need now. Following this idea, I propose to you, ChatGClippy:
Marie Gilot is executive director of J+, the professional training arm of the Craig Newmark Graduate School of Journalism at CUNY.
