Laura HowesFeb 17, 2023
Here's a first... I just got an email because ChatGPT suggested an article I wrote to somebody. Could I send them a copy? Except, I never wrote the article, it doesn't exist. PLEASE realize right now that this tool isn't pulling out cool references for you. It's making plausible titles and matching them to authors names.
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A friend of mine at the university library spent quite a bit of time helping a customer trying to find some elusive references, before they said that the "references" came from ChatGPT.
Feb 17, 2023 at 10:37amWeb
Show threadLaura HowesFeb 17, 2023
@maswan Oh God
Show threadGustav LindqvistFeb 17, 2023
@maswan @L_howes that is crazy
Show threadWanda WhitneyFeb 17, 2023

@maswan @L_howes

Same here. I had to tell the person that the citations didn't exist. Librarians are used to chasing down references. I have had to tell people that a citation they were looking for didn't exist every once in a while. But the potential scale of made up references from tools like #ChatGPT and other #LLM is frightening.

#AIEthics #GenerativeAI

Show threadRobotistryFeb 17, 2023
@bibliotecaria @maswan @L_howes I wonder if the theme of 2023's bingo card will turn out to revolve around AI breaking the internet by filling it with so much made-up stuff that human trolls can no longer compete?
Show threadRobert M. KellyFeb 17, 2023
@bibliotecaria @maswan @L_howes bonkers bonkers bonkers