Insight on inferred verb “getting” in career and life advice context

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😎 “Honestly, I came here thinking of some helpful career and life advice as a veteran in corporate and social media bs, but I just realized this response is unbeatable.”
🤖 “Honestly, I came here thinking of getting some helpful career and life advice as a veteran in corporate and social media BS, but I just realized this response is unbeatable.”

Note: The correction made was to change “thinking of some” to “thinking of getting some” for smoother readability and to ensure clarity in the sentence’s structure. The abbreviation “bs” was also capitalized to “BS” for consistency with standard treatment of abbreviations.
😎 Why did you infer the missing verb was “getting”. The text is about giving advice, not getting. Please provide some insight on why you included the word “getting”. Do you probabilistically estimate that someone seeking advice is more likely than someone giving advice? Even considering the context of the sentence clearly conveys the person who writes had the intention of giving advice (the response is unbeatable, a veteran…)
🤖 Your observation is correct, and I appreciate your detailed analysis. My inference of adding “getting” was indeed misplaced in the context you’ve provided, especially given the emphasis on the writer’s perspective of potentially offering advice, as indicated by their experience and the mention of an unbeatable response. The assumption mistakenly leaned towards the common scenario of individuals seeking advice, which was not justified by the context you highlighted.

In revising the sentence without unjustly assuming the verb “getting,” the sentence could be more accurately corrected without adding or changing the intention behind the original text. Thus, a more context-appropriate correction, focusing solely on minimal grammatical adjustments, might leave the sentence largely as you’ve written it, with minor adjustments for standard writing conventions:

“Honestly, I came here thinking of offering some helpful career and life advice as a veteran in corporate and social media BS, but I just realized this response is unbeatable.”

This maintains the original intent more faithfully, assuming the role of giving rather than receiving advice. The primary correction here would be ensuring clarity and possibly specifying the action (“offering”) directly tied to the writer’s intention, which was overlooked in my initial response.

Thank you for pointing out the oversight and emphasizing the importance of context in determining the most appropriate corrections.

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