Jeremy Shapiro at Persuasion:
The Thinker just discovered, with a mix of awe and quiet dread, that ChatGPT—a machine—could write his latest policy memo better and faster than he could.
He had asked it, on a whim, to summarize the security implications of EU strategic autonomy. In 10 seconds, it produced 800 words of clear, confident, jargon-laced authority. It had citations, subheadings, even a well-balanced conclusion.
Emboldened, he then asked for a rewrite in the style of the Thinker himself. The result had less clarity, excessive confidence, and an eerie familiarity that made his stomach turn.
The Thinker read it twice. Then a third time. Then he poured himself a drink.
Not bad, he admitted.
In fact, better than not bad. It was credible. Which, in the Thinker’s world, is all anyone really asks for. It broke no new ground, of course, but who did?
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