Report: Workers confess using ChatGPT to secretly manage multiple full-time jobs
A recent trend has emerged among a group of individuals who call themselves "over-employed". They have been using generative artificial intelligence (AI) to undertake multiple full-time jobs simultaneously. According to a report by Vice, ChatGPT, an AI chatbot, has played a significant role in securing their jobs and has enabled them to complete their tasks much faster.
An online marketer revealed that ChatGPT played a pivotal role in securing his job this year. He even used the chatbot to submit job applications. Although the tool may occasionally provide inaccurate results, the employee affirmed that he merely had to make negligible modifications to rectify the text he submitted to his supervisor. Remarkably, he went as far as utilizing ChatGPT to compose replies to Slack messages from his superior.
Another marketing professional claimed that the chatbot has enabled them to produce a blog post in just 45 minutes, as opposed to the three hours it would typically take. According to an individual employed in the technology industry, ChatGPT has facilitated them in transitioning from two jobs to four, although they speculated that adding a fifth job to their workload might be too much to handle.
Additionally, a lecturer at a university admitted to running two businesses on the side and using ChatGPT to complete a significant portion of the required tasks, such as developing business plans, drafting blog posts, and preparing Excel spreadsheets. There was also testimony from a software engineer who earns $500,000 from two jobs and has a net worth of $3 million. He expressed an intention to increase his salary to $800,000 by taking on a third job.
Despite societal disapproval of holding multiple full-time jobs, these workers do not believe their actions constitute wrongdoing. The widespread adoption of ChatGPT and similar AI-based products in recent months has raised apprehensions regarding their impact on the global labor market. The primary concern centers on the possibility of several jobs being subject to automation and subsequently replaced by proficient chatbots. Nevertheless, a select group of enterprising and resourceful individuals has turned this scenario to their advantage, leveraging AI technology as an opportunity rather than a threat.
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