<div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks, Ted. Very interesting.</div><div><br></div><div>So, based on these essays, if you're a college professor, the best way to detect a ChatGPT essay would be to specify a particular perspective (the FUUSM essay did not really mention anything about us specifically--and could be fairly easily recognized as an AI-generated essay.)</div><div><br></div><div>I noticed that the evangelical perspective did not mention Jesus. The Catholic one did. The latter should be a tip-off that this is an AI piece.</div><div><br></div><div>I would be interested in your take as a former professor. I'm glad I'm not professing any more!</div><div><br></div><div><div><div dir="ltr" data-smartmail="gmail_signature"><div dir="ltr">George & Gwen Banziger; 740-434-5685; 740-434-3354 (mobile)<br></div></div></div><br></div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Thu, May 18, 2023 at 3:29 PM Ted Goertzel <<a href="mailto:tedgoertzel@gmail.com" target="_blank">tedgoertzel@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Several people suggested it would be interesting to see Sermons generated from different denomination persuasions. If you're curious, here are some links.</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1NrvxhdKCvnlBaFmq-w0xkAGbeU6wxIJqHVRd6iSyDFQ/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">A Unitarian Sermon.</a> (same as I sent before. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/141_mrzauSE0K5_bfuFUkrBNnvNroTc_MyTGhZUWS-cg/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">A Catholic Sermon</a></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/17ntwCgrPKdw46eF_b3QDPu9fvk3gr1QnUxdqpUsjSJ8/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">An Evangelical Sermon</a>. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">George Banziger suggested that "Another test of its ability to compose a reflection would be if it could create a reflection on the same question from the perspective of FUUSM" When I used the word FUUSM it was very generic, when I spelled out First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta Ohio it was longer, but I'm not sure it reflects our congregation. We don't post Kat's sermons, so it probably doesn't have much to go by. In any event, here is:</div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1A8Z29EKfGiSzbsxQWgEATWYKh3fCCpDmyGZ9O77Cbfs/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">A First Unitarian Universalist Society of Marietta Sermon</a>. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Since this idea came from a Quaker, I decided to try for a Quaker version. Our meeting here is unprogrammed so there are no sermons, so I asked ChatGPT to with rewrite this text as a testimonial in a Quaker Meeting for Worship.<br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><a href="https://docs.google.com/document/d/1XPQXkiovoIsT7v0dGd-MGQ-JURcBTYdVHbaiXCmCQ-c/edit?usp=sharing" target="_blank">A Quaker Testimonial.</a> </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif">Not surprisingly, the Catholics and Evangelicals think believing in God or the Creator is the answer to existential despair. The evangelicals are the most cheerful and uplifting. The Quaker testimonial has the strongest sense of authorial voice in my view. </div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div><div class="gmail_default" style="font-family:georgia,serif"><br></div></div><div class="gmail_quote"><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><br>
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