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Comment by snovv_crash

5 years ago

An algorithm is isn't going to be able to clear up miscommunication more accurately than the person who receives the message.

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paulcole  5 years ago

How long did you test Grammarly before coming to that conclusion?

  • snovv_crash  5 years ago

    Even if Grammarly was forwarding its data to humans for manual correction, they still wouldn't have the whole context or industry-specific knowledge the person on the receiving end has. And even GPT3 isn't at this level.

    It's the classic case of removing all of the apparent errors which then results in the downstream system underestimating the actual quantity of errors in the source and thus not being vigilant for more critical errors. Sure, it makes people look better to their colleagues, but what happens when they need to communicate in person, or in cases like mistaken context for double negative? The receiver will be so impressed with the level of communication they receive that they won't expect basic errors might be made.