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Fair point, but Google is also exactly as confidently wrong as GTP. They are both based on Web scrapes of content from humans after all, who are frequently co

Fair point, but Google is also exactly as confidently wrong as GTP. They are both based on Web scrapes of content from humans after all, who are frequently confidently wrong.

drchopchop 4y ago
Sure, but Google at least presents itself as being a search engine, composed of potentially unreliable information scraped from the web. GPT looks/feels like an infallible oracle.
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- disqard 4y ago
  This is an important point about GPT-based tools, and it was one of the key parts that Galactica got wrong: it was (over)sold as "an AI scientist", instead of "random crazy thought generator for inspiration/playful ideation assistance".
- renewiltord 4y ago
  ChatGPT page every time you open it: Limitations: - May occasionally generate incorrect information - May occasionally produce harmful instructions or biased content - Limited knowledge of world and events after 2021 Hacker News, on reading this list of caveats: This looks and feels like an infallible oracle.
bccdee 4y ago
No it isn't. When Google gives you incorrect info, it links the source. GPT-3 will gleefully mash together info from several incorrect sources and share none of them.
- adrianmonk 4y ago
  If Google is giving you a search result, yes. But Google returns other types of answers, and sometimes they are unsourced and wrong. For example, do this search: who wrote the song "when will i be loved" The results page contains short section before the web page results. This section says: When Will I Be Loved Song by Linda Ronstadt The song was actually written[1] by Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers, who recorded it in 1960. Linda Ronstadt released her version in 1974. Both versions rose pretty high on the pop charts, but Ronstadt's went higher. But, what does "by" mean -- recorded by or written by? Maybe Google isn't giving me a wrong answer but is just answering the wrong question? Nope, the Google result also includes a row of pink radio buttons for selecting different info about the song, and the page loads with the "Composer" button selected. So, it's just plain wrong. And there is no link or other hint where the information came from. --- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Will_I_Be_Loved_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Will_I_Be_Loved_(song)
  - bccdee 4y ago
    That assumes that the primary feature of Google is the "quick answer" box. Of course the quick answer box is often wrong—that's why all the search results are right below it. The quick answer box sometimes saves you a click, but it's not what Google is for. The idea that a better quick answer box could replace the whole search engine is silly.
  - ctoth 4y ago
    Humorously, GPT responds: The Everly Brothers wrote the song "When Will I Be Loved". So it's more right (less wrong?), but still not right.

Fair point, but Google is also exactly as confidently wrong as GTP. They are both based on Web scrapes of content from humans after all, who are frequently confidently wrong.

drchopchop 4y ago

Sure, but Google at least presents itself as being a search engine, composed of potentially unreliable information scraped from the web. GPT looks/feels like an infallible oracle.

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disqard 4y ago
This is an important point about GPT-based tools, and it was one of the key parts that Galactica got wrong: it was (over)sold as "an AI scientist", instead of "random crazy thought generator for inspiration/playful ideation assistance".
renewiltord 4y ago
ChatGPT page every time you open it: Limitations: - May occasionally generate incorrect information - May occasionally produce harmful instructions or biased content - Limited knowledge of world and events after 2021 Hacker News, on reading this list of caveats: This looks and feels like an infallible oracle.

bccdee 4y ago

No it isn't. When Google gives you incorrect info, it links the source. GPT-3 will gleefully mash together info from several incorrect sources and share none of them.

adrianmonk 4y ago
If Google is giving you a search result, yes. But Google returns other types of answers, and sometimes they are unsourced and wrong. For example, do this search: who wrote the song "when will i be loved" The results page contains short section before the web page results. This section says: When Will I Be Loved Song by Linda Ronstadt The song was actually written[1] by Phil Everly of the Everly Brothers, who recorded it in 1960. Linda Ronstadt released her version in 1974. Both versions rose pretty high on the pop charts, but Ronstadt's went higher. But, what does "by" mean -- recorded by or written by? Maybe Google isn't giving me a wrong answer but is just answering the wrong question? Nope, the Google result also includes a row of pink radio buttons for selecting different info about the song, and the page loads with the "Composer" button selected. So, it's just plain wrong. And there is no link or other hint where the information came from. --- [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Will_I_Be_Loved_(song) https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/When_Will_I_Be_Loved_(song)
- bccdee 4y ago
  That assumes that the primary feature of Google is the "quick answer" box. Of course the quick answer box is often wrong—that's why all the search results are right below it. The quick answer box sometimes saves you a click, but it's not what Google is for. The idea that a better quick answer box could replace the whole search engine is silly.
- ctoth 4y ago
  Humorously, GPT responds: The Everly Brothers wrote the song "When Will I Be Loved". So it's more right (less wrong?), but still not right.