In my ongoing quest to better understand the potential for chat-happy robots to move into our sphere, I asked you.comwhat she thinks are the best questions to address in a memoir.
Here is what she told me:
“If you are writing a memoir, some of the best questions to ask include: What was your most profound moment in life? What was the most difficult thing you have ever faced? What was the most meaningful lesson you have learned? What are the biggest regrets in your life? What are the most important values that you live by? What was the most significant event or experience that has shaped you? What do you wish you had known when you were younger? What do you want your legacy to be? What would you do differently if you could go back in time?”
Those are not bad for a start.
Next I asked her what followup questions I could ask Adam Schiff now he’s announced he wants to be a senator.
Here are her suggestions:
“When considering follow-up questions for Adam Schiff, it's important to consider his current stance on issues and what he hopes to accomplish if elected as senator. Some good questions to ask him could include:
What do you see as the biggest challenges facing California and how would you address them if elected?
What are your plans for addressing the state's budget deficit and how can you ensure that the budget process is transparent and accountable?
What policies do you support to ensure California's continued economic growth, and how would you ensure they are implemented effectively?
How do you plan to tackle the challenge of climate change and what steps would you take to make sure that California is taking a leading role in reducing emissions?
What steps could you take to ensure that California's educational system is adequately funded and that students are receiving the best possible education?
What is your vision for healthcare in California and how would you ensure that all residents have access to quality care?”
Okay, that’s getting closer to a journalist’s turf. Now I’m beginning to reconsider bow blithely I’ve been dismissing the threat robots pose to reporters and writers.
And I imagine that a politician like Schiff would likely prefer to be interviewed by a chatbot rather than a warm live human reporter like Manu Raju.
My advice to young reporters out there is to consider using tools like ChatGPT and you.com to prepare for interviews. If you like the questions they come up with, use ‘em. But please don’t send the robot to do the interview.
Why? It can’t perceive the non-verbal signs that may prove to be the most important information you will gather.
Thanks to my buddy John Markoff for advice on how to test you.com!
LINKS:
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The Federal Reserve said it had turned a key corner in the fight against high inflation, but that "victory" would still require its benchmark overnight interest rate to be increased further and remain elevated at least through 2023. (Reuters)
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