In Case You Want to Rely on ChatGPT Extensively
The first paragraph is the classic Steinbeck novel, The Grapes of Wrath, depicting how the earth had become useless for farmers. This was “the dust bowl.” When I asked ChatGPT to improve it, the result was a reversal in the meaning, and a “vibrant green landscape.”
Be careful out there:
Steinbeck: “To the red country and part of the gray country of Oklahoma, the last rains came gently, and they did not cut the scarred earth. The plows crossed and recrossed the rivulet marks. The last rains lifted the corn quickly and scattered weed colonies and grass along the sides of the roads so that the gray country and the dark red country began to disappear under a green cover. In the last part of May the sky grew pale and the clouds that had hung in high puffs for so long in the spring were dissipated. The sun flared down on the growing corn day after day until a line of brown spread along the edge of each green bayonet.”
Chat: “To the south of Oklahoma, the last rains arrived with a gentle touch, nourishing the scarred earth without causing further damage. The plows worked their way back and forth, leaving marks on the land that were soon covered by the flourishing crops. The rain had come just in time to help the corn grow quickly, and it had also scattered weed colonies and grass along the sides of the roads. As a result, the gray and dark red country began to transform into a vibrant green landscape.”
