How GPT Earns My Trust

Artificial Intelligence is everywhere now, and so is extreme scrutiny concerning its application. There are issues regarding copyright, hallucination, privacy violations etc.

Despite all that, the use of Generative AI like ChatGPT is rampant.

Everyone born after 1995 is well-versed with the capabilities of AI and is applying it in their everyday lives. Even I have used GPT for everything under the sun, refining emails and notes, making informed purchases, medical queries, even therapy-like advice.

And every time I feel like it has given me the best answer I could possibly hope for. Not only that, it makes me feel like I ask the most profound questions. I may not be 100% satisfied with the first answer it gives me, but after 2–3 iterations, it’s perfect.

The syntax is great, the flow is great, you don’t even pay attention to the content as much. It’s not until you decide to run a quick fact-check that you realise it’s only using the first result from Google.

But here’s the catch: how does it sound so sure?

Why do I trust GPT even if it tells me my stomach ache might be a tapeworm infection?

It’s not magic. GPT has a few tricks that make it sound confident and believable:

• It never hesitates. There’s no “umm” or “I think” or “maybe.” Just crisp sentences that look like they were pre-approved by God.

• It mirrors authority. The tone is calm but firm. It’s not waiting for your approval or appreciation. Imagine a doctor asking you if you’re satisfied with his diagnosis. Leave no room for questions

• It gives structure. Numbered points, bullet lists, neat paragraphs. Because structure reflects intelligence, I think

• It wraps things up cleanly. GPT always knows how to land a sentence. Humans, on the other hand, tend to trail off, repeat themselves, or lose track. (Like me, right now.)

  
  

That’s why GPT feels so trustworthy even when it’s probably talking nonsense.

And honestly, we could all learn a little from it. Not the hallucination part (leave that to the influencers), but the confidence, the flow, the ability to make even basic ideas sound like breakthrough innovation.

Maybe that’s the ultimate trick:

Speak like GPT.

Write like GPT.

But still be human enough to admit when you’re wrong.

Because the only thing more annoying than a phoney is a confident phoney.

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