You could also just use a literal thesaurus. That way, you’re using your own mind to choose a synonym rather than plagiarizing an LLM’s word choice.
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cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
It’s going to be plagiarism so yes, it is.
I’ve asked Copilot at work for word help. I’ll ask out something like, what’s a good word that sounds more professional than some other word? And it’ll give me a few choices and I’ll pick one. But that’s about it.
They’re useful, but I won’t let them do my work for me, or give them anything they can use (we have a corporate policy against that, and yet IT leaves Copilot installed/doesn’t switch to something like Linux).
morphballganon@mtgzone.com 4 weeks ago
cerebralhawks@lemmy.dbzer0.com 4 weeks ago
That’s true. Where I was, I didn’t have access to a physical one, but could have Googled it. Google often sources Dictionary.com which includes a thesaurus, but also gives AI answers.
That said, the AI gives several choices, so it’s not choosing anything. Still, point taken.
Voroxpete@sh.itjust.works 4 weeks ago
By their nature, LLMs are truly excellent as thesauruses. It’s one of the few tasks they’re really designed to be good at.
brendansimms@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
www.thesaurus.com