One of the things that overwhelms me is the many requests I get from students for letters of recommendation. I'm not the type of person that will just write a form letter. The process usually takes me an hour per letter and I get on average 50 requests a year. I asked Chat GPT to "write a college letter of recommendation for a high performance AP English Literature student" and it spit out a pretty generic letter. Then I wrote a letter for the same student and presented both options to her without telling her one was AI-generated. I asked the student which one she would want me to submit to the Common App for her and why. She picked the "human" letter, the one I wrote, and said "it's more personal and there was just more warmth in this one." So I think this demonstrates how a personal touch is needed in certain situations. While Chat GPT is powerful and a tempting time-saver, it won't do the best job. I can see a situation in a writer might be having trouble getting started or is looking for an organizational structure, but beyond that the authentic voice of the writing is compromised.
Also, Chat GPT is only ask good as the prompt you give it. The more caveats or modifiers you add to the prompt, the more specific of an answer you will get.
Also, Chat GPT is only ask good as the prompt you give it. The more caveats or modifiers you add to the prompt, the more specific of an answer you will get.