School district uses ChatGPT to help ban library books

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School district uses ChatGPT to help ban library books
popsci.com

Faced with new legislation, Iowa's Mason City Community School District asked ChatGPT if certain books 'contain a description or depiction of a sex act.'

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Yeah because text is a form of communication that is really easy to get subtext/tone from /s

Nah, you're right it's utterly impossible to imply sarcasm. It is so excruciatingly hard that we have to ruin the sarcasm in order to point it out, but you know what? Better that than inflict the mental trauma of misunderstanding on someone! God knows how much PTSD you've avoided triggering in others. You truly are a hero.

Is this really that much of an issue? Chill out buddy. It's text on a website. We're not murdering anyone.

You're murdering sarcasm, and, as a Brit, I very much resent that.