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# When ChatGPT summarises, it actually does nothing of the kind.
- URL: https://werd.io/when-chatgpt-summarises-it-actually-does-nothing-of-the-kind/
- Published: 2024-07-22T14:20:54.000Z
- Updated: 2024-07-22T14:20:54.000Z
- Author: Ben Werdmuller
- Tags: AI, Notable links, #Import 2025-06-11 21:47

\[[Gerben Wierda at R&A IT Strategy & Architecture](https://ea.rna.nl/2024/05/27/when-chatgpt-summarises-it-actually-does-nothing-of-the-kind/)\]

> "ChatGPT doesn’t summarise. When you ask ChatGPT to summarise this text, it instead shortens the text. And there is a fundamental difference between the two."

The distinction is indeed important: it's akin to making an easy reader version, albeit one with the odd error here and there.

This is particularly important for newsrooms and product teams that are looking at AI to generate takeaways from articles. There's a huge chance that it'll miss the main, most pertinent points, and simply shorten the text in the way it sees fit.

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\[[Link](https://ea.rna.nl/2024/05/27/when-chatgpt-summarises-it-actually-does-nothing-of-the-kind/)\]