Paul CantrellOct 30

omg, THIS

I was bordering on apoplectic when I first heard about K-12 teachers forbidding students from using Wikipedia but then teaching them to use LLMs.

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https://www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/hi-its-me-wikipedia-and-i-am-ready-for-your-apology

Hi, It’s Me, Wikipedia, and I Am Ready for Your Apology

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It could have been worse. The teachers could have been using the LLM-AI edited one that's ripped off from Wikipedia, where the LLM-AI owner is an actual Neo-Nazi.

Wikipedia, like printed versions is only a starting point for research.

Oct 30 at 2:28pmWeb