Be careful using ChatGPT and other artificial intelligence tools at the office. If you do it too often, colleagues may start calling you a “plānā galdiņa urbējs” (eng: slopper).
This is a new slang term that’s gaining popularity on social media and refers to “people who use ChatGPT for practically every task.” Another social-media term used for these people is “humpalu domātājs” (eng. second-hand thinker).
The online encyclopedia Britannica explains: “although slang can be used for fun and entertainment, it also arises as a form of social criticism. The fact that people come up with insulting terms to label those who overuse artificial intelligence reflects cultural attitudes toward technology and the people who use it.”
This kind of judgment is especially relevant in the workplace. A recent University of Arizona study involving five thousand people found that people do not trust colleagues who openly admit using artificial intelligence to complete work tasks. This finding puzzled the researchers, because it’s commonly believed that “if you are honest and transparent, people trust you more.”
But that’s not the case with artificial intelligence. The researchers found that the average person expects their colleagues to do “real human work, by writing, thinking, and innovating.” This puts employees in an awkward position: company leaders tell them to use artificial intelligence to make their work more efficient, but colleagues condemn them for doing so. Researchers at Duke University have even expressed the view that using artificial intelligence to do work tasks “undermines professional reputation” in the eyes of other colleagues.
This may indicate that creative forms of expression such as writing and illustration are now valued more highly than ever before. With the rise in the use of artificial intelligence tools like ChatGPT, artists and writers have (rightly) worried that their work can be easily replaced. Perhaps it can’t. Perhaps, as artificial intelligence tools grow more popular, human-created content and original ways of thinking are now even more valuable.
While the findings described may give many people a sense of relief and reassurance that human creative work is still highly valued, name-calling will not guarantee anyone a safe job.
In a series of opinion pieces for Inc. titled “The Evil HR Lady,” author Suzanne Lucas has reminded readers that “calling a coworker a Karen” can lead to lawsuits. Although Suzanne, who has many years of experience in human resources, was referring to a slang term aimed at middle-aged white women, she urges company leaders to take name-calling in teams seriously, as it can be defined as discrimination.
“It’s not acceptable to make fun of people. Definitely call out bad behavior, but don’t allow your employees (or clients) to use insulting terms,” says Lucas.
So don’t be surprised if, after calling your colleague a “plānā galdiņa urbējs” because he used ChatGPT to write an email, you get called in by HR.
Originally published at https://inc-baltics.com/kolektivos-aug-pretestiba-maksliga-intelekta-riku-izmantosanai/
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