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I Used ChatGPT to Answer Questions on Stack Overflow

Andrew Shearer on December 04, 2022

Hi dev.to! It’s been a while since I’ve written a blog post, and I’m really excited to share this one with you all. Recently, OpenAI opened (releas...
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Shai Almog

So you're the guy Hacker News is complaining about 😂

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Andrew Shearer

I guess so lol 😅

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Buster Styren

And now it's banned

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Andrew Shearer

My account has also been suspended for 1 week lol

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John Johnson Okah

This is great. For now, I believe ChatGPT is supposed to work with us, not for us.

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Matt Eland

I absolutely love t his idea. Thank you.

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Osazuwa J. Agbonze

Nice experiment and interesting how this has expand your explore terrain

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Tiago Rangel

Me: Can I use this bot to answer stackoverflow questions?

chatGPT: It is not advisable to use a bot to answer questions on Stack Overflow or any other online forum or platform. Stack Overflow is a community-driven website where users ask and answer questions about programming and software development. The community expects users to provide their own answers and insights, based on their own knowledge and experience.

Using a bot to answer questions on Stack Overflow would not be fair to other users, as the bot's answers are not based on the knowledge and experience of a human user. Additionally, the bot's answers may not always be accurate or relevant, which could lead to confusion or misinformation among users.

Furthermore, Stack Overflow has policies in place that prohibit users from using automated tools to post answers or otherwise manipulate the site. This includes the use of bots, so using a bot to answer questions on Stack Overflow would be against the site's policies.

In general, it is not a good idea to use a bot to answer questions on Stack Overflow or any other online forum or platform. It is better to use your own knowledge and experience to provide valuable answers and insights that can help other users.

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Maxi Contieri

Hahaha!

Great idea.

BTW, if you need some answer from stack overflow the hack is easy.
You post the question, then post a very wrong answer with another account and , after that you will get some hate and a lot of accurate answers

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John P. Rouillard

This seems like the hack to prevent getting lost in the wilderness.

1) take a typewriter and paper with you.
2) start typing and make a typo.
3) hiker finds you and points out your typo.
4) you're found.

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ahmedarain3

Sometimes you need help from Chat-GPT, but copying from Chat-GPT from a to z is not a good option because the answers Chat-GPT gives are easily recognizable, unlike human speech. There is a nature.