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Mar 2023
1h 8m

228: The Pomposity of ChatGPT

A.J. Hanenburg, Graeme Donaldson, and Thomas Magbee
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In this episode, we review some common writing errors . . . errors that robots commit. Darn Robits are stealin' our jerbs. 
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