Is ChatGPT a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing

As a blogger, you try to please the Google SEO gods to rank your article at the top of a page or at least on the 1st page.

However, this is a concerning trend I'm noticing.

ChatGPT or any other AI program takes the top spot for many inquiries and when researching articles.

After that come paid ads, and if you're lucky, you may be on the 1st page. Only if you dot all the (I) s and cross all the (T) s properly.

But it's that same AI program you use to correct your spelling or research a subject that I'm concerned about.

Take, for example: I ask AI for information on a subject, and the comeback speed is mind-spinning.

But the issue is not the speed; it's my question: is AI sharing your hard work, your ideas, or that perfect, well-researched blog article?

Shortly after any dealings with AI, I'm noticing that all my feeds and any social media site are bombarded with my inquiry turned into complete stories or advertising ads.

Coincidence, maybe; however, now I'm watching for a pattern. And yes, 6 out of ten times I will see my article online with changed wording. The same theme story that once was proofread by AI shortly before.

QUESTION: Are AIs themselves competing with the average writer/author and using your material for starter subjects for their own devious end? Sounds silly eh!

However, I suspected that pattern many years ago when flipping domain names, and this was my advice to new-bees back then.

*** WARNING: Do not just look up a cool domain name and procrastinate; chances are it will be gone the next time you inquire. The Google bots or an AI program could be watching you.

So now, I'm suspecting they are becoming content thieves.

So I asked ChatGPT a question: "Are you sharing my material or my theme look-up with other people?"

The truthful answer is: yes, "for training purposes.

Remember: AI holds the number one spot for research on all platforms, and I suspect that research came from your blog story, your inquiry, or the book you just wrote.

Nothing is free in this world, and it seems to be a trade-off: they help you with lightning speed, and they use your material to do it.

Beware of a Wolf in Sheep's Clothing. And no ... this was not proofread by an AI program. "As a human, I make mistakes."

As a blogger, I get my ideas for my articles in many different ways. From a peaceful drive in the country to an exciting outdoor blues concert. Of course, I must add that my latest is Daytrippen blog site, where I research short day-tripping stories and travel destinations in the area and "still be home for supper." That theme in today's world seems to be well received. But researching my articles can be interesting in its own right

So in essence, writer's block is not in my DNA.

But I should start with an observation: "there must be two of me out there beating the pavement for stories" because, funny enough, I've noticed my material being reposted on many social media sites.

A few key word missing, even some of the spelling mistakes corrected.

So either my spell checker app is squealing on me, or my computer- that's a maybe. Devolving all my information and new blog themes. What else could it be?

*** Now we all know as writers, if you use even a paragraph of someone else's material, common decency is to give that writer an acknowledgment.

But we'll loop back to my original thought: could there be two of me?

Now, if you don't believe in the theory that there are more than one of you out there that speaks like you, looks like you and comes up with the same ideas as you, and assuming they "didn't break the mold," "than let's also assume someone is stealing your material without giving credit to the author.

That I call "content thieves."

I asked this concerning question to my spell checker apps I use:

QUESTION: "Who can see the virgin material that you correct for me?"

ANSWER: Company staff has access to your material for training purposes. We do not share your content.

"Of course you know that was a computer-generated comment."

Bottom line is folks: AI inquiries do not directly broadcast to other random users, BUT your text and uploaded files are saved by default. As mentioned: Major AI companies can use this material to train their system, and internal human reviewers may read parts of your data. "They 'human reviewers' supposedly check for quality and/or for safety reasons."

**** Here is a little more valid advice for online searches: NEVER type your password or financial numbers, home address or private credentials in a search box.

Well, there you have it, folks, my rant for the day.

It can't be a Google search engine or a spell checker program telling on you. "Which, by the way, is an AI program." But someone is squealing on me and/or using my material. But who?

Here is the simple explanation:

There must be at least two of me walking this earth, and the other clone wrote the story before me, making me the "CONTENT THIEF."

Who would have thought that was the answer? eh!

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I have a hosting service that lets me host more than one website. As we speak, I'm starting another site and asking for assistance with the 24/7 help line. I end up with a computer-generated voice saying: How many people do you expect? What's your firstborn's name?

Stupid questions really, and not about instructions on how to. Short of calling a help line computer an idiot, I asked, "Just connect me to a ticket to fill out." I will ask my question directly to a (live person)

*** It refused to do this request until I answered all its stupid questions.

Now, following the simple directions from YouTube might cross a person's mind; however, the instructions given have a different layout than what's on my cPanel.

As a new blogger, I have something to say; however, my computer skills are limited, as a heavy equipment mechanic mindset.

Every time I watch another YouTube video, it's different again.

One video showed 10 minutes, and it was done. I'm into *** day's *** without any help from my 24/7 assistance.

If anyone is reading this and has a suggestion or a video they can vouch for and that can help, please pass it my way.

&gt;>>> Once this is all said and done, I will be looking for a new web provider that actually has a 24/7 help line. <<<<

As a blogger and 'famous in my own mind,' here is a question for you, experienced in the Amazon affiliate program.

If you advertise an Amazon product on your site and, hopefully, generate some income, and then you find out the product is now gone and the link is dead. Without a lot of maintenance and checking each site and link to make sure they are still active, how do you find that worth the effort with the small amount of money you make?

*** When advertising a product, I would think that you want to send customers to a product link that never changes.

What am I missing?

As a blogger and 'famous in my own mind,' here is a question for you, experienced in the Amazon affiliate program.

If you advertise an Amazon product on your site and, hopefully, generate some income, and then you find out the product is now gone and the link is dead. Without a lot of maintenance and checking each site and link to make sure they are still active, how do you find that worth the effort with the small amount of money you make?

*** When advertising a product, I would think that you want to send customers to a product link that never changes.

What am I missing?

Normally, this community is about people asking questions from the older generation; however, I will offer you a thought to ponder.

*** Reading an interesting article about the Lemming Effect and the parallel of being a follower. The title intrigued me to the point that I had to research the subject.

What is the Lemming effect? "It's Someone Who Blindly Follows A Crowd."

But having said that, that's not where the original term comes. Britannica wanted to clarify this silly mythical belief, and their story goes this way.

Every few years, herds of lemmings (mouse-like rodents) commit mass suicide when their population becomes unsustainably large by jumping off a seaside cliff. But here is the Myth, "Lemmings, do not commit suicide," but it did bring in the term "Lemming Affect."

So why is there a myth of mass suicide among lemming rodents and the parallel between today's society?

*** Web psychology says this refers to a phenomenon where crowds of people across various fields of life exhibit a certain kind of behaviour, for no reason other than a majority of their peers following each other. ***

Many psychologists argue that by nature, human beings are conditioned to follow a larger group, instead of undertaking the risk of independent thought and action.

"In other words, you are who you hang around with."

Why did I find this story interesting?

As I look at all these people, I have to wonder, "Do you or they consider being a 'leader or a follower?"

I’m just asking a silly (food for thought) question!

Collecting Oddities and Curiosities items is not everyone's forte; however, there are many buyers and collectors out there who do like the unusual. "Anything."

A few years back, there was a dealer in Toronto who specialized in buying, selling and collecting rare and unusual, and, not necessarily in that order. He was so popular that he had his own weekly TV program on Oddities and the Curiosities. On his show, he would talk to buyers or sellers from Saudi Arabia, England, and yes, there are many kinky people in the US, who like this sort of thing.

In his last episode before he mysteriously passed away, he purchased a Mummy, "and not confused with mommy." On one phone line, he was buying, and on the other, he was selling. Two phones are going at the same time. That, my friends, has the makings of a good salesperson.

So in the end, there are many collectors out there looking to purchase Oddities, Curiosities and or the downright unusual, "anything."

There is such a following that you would have no trouble finding Oddities and Curiosities Expos across North America.

Call me a Canadian wussy, but my wife will never allow me to have a shrunken head sitting on the mantelpiece staring at us. Ain't happening.

Story by 'Flippen Canadian.'

Check out my website for a few down-to-earth articles on classic cars and or unusual add-ons for your car. https://flippen.ca/1961-ford-f-150-optional-onan-generator/

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As a blogger, I do my draft article in MS Word, I format it in such a way that even Margaret Atwood would be proud. As I "copied and pasted" my draft into my site editor, that's where strange things started happening to my website. The text shrank, and the overall appearance seemed to have changed. Something just went wrong.

Researched my dilemma, "that I did not totally cure" was an interesting fact that appeared.

Did you know that when you copy and paste from MS Word into your blog page (site editor) you take all the formatting with it.

Information that came down the pipe on my problem was, "NEVER copy and paste. Always COPY and use CTRL V to paste it into another document.

The formatting (in my case,) is what created the problem on my website. If you just use "Control V" ... it just copies the text.

Copy and paste, apparently, transfers all the formatting from your MS Word draft, which sometimes conflicts with your website theme.

&gt;> Which it did with mine. <<

Most people might be aware of this; however, I did not know.

There is a parallel between Canada's Avro Arrow and Alberta's politicians being wined and dined by the US.

Intrigued by Canada's Avro Arrow story, I did some behind-the-scenes research. "Mainstream information seems to be the same old, and personally, old news by many." But here is something interesting that could have been a rumour back in the day.

But given 70 years of looking back, there is a disturbing Canada and a US trend surfacing, and it goes this way.

John F. Kennedy was a well like politicians on both sides of the border, but make no bones about it, in his speech, he said that "the US has to be first and best at everything." That is recommendable if you are American. However, that thinking is bred into all US citizens since the beginning of their existence.

And again, looking from their point of view, good for them. But that somewhat set the stage for today's events.

During that time with the Cold War looming, the state-of-the-art Avro Arrow came to be in the 50s. That plane showed a lot of promise for many reasons, 'but the kicker is, it was not American-made.'

We all assume NORAD was set up as an early warning system for the Americans and not necessarily for Canada's better welfare, but they did convince the Canadian higher-up that it was set up for all of our interests. Maybe yes and maybe no.

But the Avro airplane was conceived with that very idea in mind. The Avro Arrow was born with futuristic components and flew faster and higher than any known plane in the sky, "short of the secret Black Bird spy plane."

However, little old Canada building a state-of-the-art interceptor did not sit well with the Americans. So behind the scenes, "somewhat like the Alberta separatism episode today."

The Canadian military was wined and dined and convinced these military elites that dumping the Arrow would be a smarter Idea. If you cancel the project, we will pay for the Bowmark missiles in place of that outdated (new) plane. We will maintain the equipment and man it at no cost to Canadians.

The Americans did everything to sweeten the pot.

Dump the Avro Arrow, and we will militarily take good care of you, "good buddy Canadian with a wink." So much convincing on their part that the military men did convince Canada's leaders that the Americans would not endorse the Avro, and in turn, future sales of the plane looked gloomy.

*** We recommend that Mr Prime Minister to dismantle the overpriced Avro Arrow project and side with the Americans.

The US must have done a good job convincing the Canadian military elites that this plane should never fly under Canadian ownership and that there are better alternatives. Shortly after, the Avro Arrow Interceptor was cancelled.

It's worthy to note the Americans, knowing the Avro is out of the way, did not cancel any of their aerospace projects; they just wanted Canada's Avro Arrow gone.

If you asked a question online, "What was the fastest plane in the 50s," the Canadian-built Avro Arrow is never mentioned.

Here is the Parallel That The Alberta Separatist Must Read

In the end, we were deceived. Our friends and allies, the Americans, deceived Canadians way back then. Almost like in my opinion, with the Alberta separating from Canada episode.

In my opinion, the United States invented foreign interference. So, to all you Albertons, BEWARE of any offers you can't refuse, but really should.

"Grass is only greener over a septic bed."

The point of this article is not about the Avro Arrow, It's about the trickery, the wining and dining, blowing smoke where it does not belong by the Americans, "who, by the way, are quite good at it."

>Climbing into bed with a wolf in sheep's clothing (and taking photos for future undertaking) has been a hallmark of Americans' strategy for a very long time. Do not fall victim to the smoke screen. Separating from Canada is a worrisome move.

If this sounds like it's directed at Alberta, then I'm (doing a good job) writing my concern.

Signed by a guy from Ontario.

**** Please, feel free to give me your opinion and, of course, punch holes in my thinking if you like. ****

I told my bud, we should move that car, "It'll be ok" One year later, "You know I said, we should move that car." Yeah he said we should. 6 years later this is what it looks like.

https://flippen.ca/estimated-cost-of-overhauling-a-classic-car-project/

I read an interesting article about a car collector sending a family member to college. Knowing his dad is a car enthusiast, he gets a phone call from his son saying that he was talking to another student, and he knows where there is an unusual-looking, possibly a “concept car,” I think maybe a Buick ... maybe, the car has been sitting for a while.” I THINK!

Like me, this father will beat the bushes, follow up on all roomers, lies and stories.

But he says to his son, “Just In Case,” do some investigating, and don’t forget to send lots of photos, which he did.

It turned out he purchased this, a one-of-a-kind Buick four-door concept car of the 60s. All through a casual yak at school. In the end, he was the proud owner of this unique car that people thought was lost through time.

The conclusion to that story is: you never know where you will find your next barn find. There are many collectors out there with sore necks looking for their next overhaulen project." Just like me.

The best places to find your treasures are word of mouth, be observant, ask around and follow up on all rummers and lies.”

""" Oh yeah, the old guy says, I know where there is one of them sitting. """ It could be just that easy.

"I can say old guy because I am old."