The VergeDec 5, 2024
Stop using generative AI as a search engine https://www.theverge.com/2024/12/5/24313222/chatgpt-pardon-biden-bush-esquire
Stop using generative AI as a search engine

Ana Navarro-Cardenas used ChatGPT to make an erroneous claim about presidential pardons. It turns out that just scratches the surface of what Gen AI gets wrong.

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Show threadTanya Karoli 4 a better world
@verge why do people keep being surprised at this? LLMs paraphrase text, they do not search for information. If there is no text to paraphrase regarding the issue in a prompt, they combine elements into similar patterns and thus produce fictitious results.
Dec 5, 2024 at 9:32pmWeb
Show threadjfml - Jonas LaugsDec 5, 2024
@tanyakaroli @verge I think the problem is that an extremely large portion of humanity doesn't know this, including journalists.
Show threadTanya Karoli 4 a better worldDec 6, 2024
@jfml I think that’s right. And pretty worrisome. @verge