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The difference between ChatGPT and Wikipedia is that Wikipedia actually cites its sources. Also ChatGPT is only knowledgeable about general things, but even th
by DiscourseFan 4y ago
The difference between ChatGPT and Wikipedia is that Wikipedia actually cites its sources.
Also ChatGPT is only knowledgeable about general things, but even there it makes errors. It's basically a very complex scraping algorithm, the more interesting part is the language generation; even then this stuff seems at least unethical if not illegal since it's using other people's work/research without citation.
- zirgs 4y agoIn many cases Wikipedia's source links are dead. And nobody bothers to update them. Or they cite some random book that I have no way to get and read myself. Who checks if that book actually exists and is not made up? Especially if it's not a highly politically charged topic. And then there are circular citations. Someone posts unverified/false info on wikipedia. Then it gets cited by some blog or other media that wikipedia considers trustworthy. And that then gets added to wikipedia as a reliable source.
- DiscourseFan 4y agoWell at least on Wikipedia you can check those things.