Yesterday, I participated in a call where we discussed ChatGPT. Afterwards, Maria Dastur, MBA messaged me to inquire about its potential impact on my role as a Technical Writer. I appreciated the question and considered it.

I believe the impact will vary based on the use case. For example, when I asked ChatGPT to describe ACI’s Digital Disbursements solution, it gave me a decent explanation. However, when I tried to learn to manage security in the solution, I didn’t receive a satisfactory answer. I know this because I wrote the content for this topic during my time at the organization.

I also asked ChatGPT about using an API that I documented previously. The response I received included generic information, such as registering for access, obtaining credentials, integrating the API, and testing the integration. However, it lacked details that I, as a writer, would typically provide to a user. Without these, a user might not know how to perform the task.

I’d love to hear your thoughts on how you think ChatGPT might impact those of us in the Technical Communications field.

See the post on LinkedIn.