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Can AI Write Better Headlines Than Humans? An Experiment Using ChatGPT
Rewriting 10 of my article headlines using AI
I recently read a piece by Alex Waterson where he explored ChatGPT’s capability with a few real-life consulting scenarios. It was an interesting write-up, and I appreciated the public experimentation.
I took a similar approach in writing “Reimagining Frank Ocean Cover Art Using AI” last week and it was a fun process. People seemed to like the article, so I’ve decided to play with AI again and share my findings.
This time, I want to explore whether ChatGPT effectively writes article headlines.
Why?
AI has taken the tech and business world by storm in the past few months, and many writers have made bold claims that AI will make the job of writers obsolete. While I still haven’t made up my mind about such claims, I think it’s important to play with the tools out there to form some basis for opinion.
My thesis — ChatGPT will perform surprisingly well when writing article titles, but they might be a little cringe or cheesy.
What’s my method and process?
Part of these write-ups outlines the steps I take to evaluate my thesis so readers can experiment by simply replicating my outlined steps. For this example…
