Carl T. BergstromMar 1, 2023
Does anyone have saved examples of scientific citations / reference lists generated by #ChatGPT from a few weeks / months ago? I'm quite curious whether its citation generating behavior has changed but wasn't smart enough to save output from when it was first released.
Show threadCarl T. BergstromMar 1, 2023

I'm quite puzzled as to whether #ChatGPT has gotten better with citations or not.

On one hand, it wrote a paper for me about bullshit that contained only references to actual papers. I don't think it used to be able to do that.

Show threadCarl T. BergstromMar 1, 2023
On the other, it also wrote an entire essay about a single paper that doesn't even exist, complete with a live hotlink to a 404.
Show threadPhilip N Cohen
@ct_bergstrom these are some fake citations from December 17. A combination of real authors, real journals, and plausible or real titles, but jumbled up and thus bullshit
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Show threadCarl T. BergstromMar 1, 2023
@philipncohen Thank you! Do you think it's improving?
Show threadPhilip N CohenMar 1, 2023
@ct_bergstrom anything that's completely real seems like a breakthrough, but I have no idea