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That's true enough, but by this point everyone has come to terms with the fact that it can be tough to wade through search results. But Microsoft is presenting

That's true enough, but by this point everyone has come to terms with the fact that it can be tough to wade through search results. But Microsoft is presenting the results here as if they were simple, direct, factual statements. That connotes a different feel than search results, I think, and will catch some people off guard as they acclimatize to this new tool. At the very least Microsoft should be doing a better job advertising that the results are frequently incorrect.

kenjackson 4y ago
The old school summarized answers that Bing and Google presented had similar issues. The only difference with those is that they had links you could click to see the genesis of the incorrect answer. > At the very least Microsoft should be doing a better job advertising that the results are frequently incorrect. People should realize that information on the internet may or may not be correct in general. Your mileage may vary and you need to decide based on the risk profile associated with the task. If I need to get the start on a poem about two kids at the park, ChatGPT may fit the profile. If I need to know details about how to perform some encryption used for a highly confidential data, then I may go to an authority paper on the topic, skipping things like Wikipedia.
- mrtranscendence 4y ago
  If "shoulds" were horses we'd all be trampled to death a hundred times over. People should realize that information on the internet may be incorrect, but until everyone does I maintain that Microsoft should do a better job cautioning users that Bing's direct statements of fact may be false.
  - kenjackson 4y ago
    This is what Microsoft says about it on their Bing page, which seems pretty reasonable. I guess you can make the user click through this every time it gives a response, but Wikipedia doesn't make me do that either, nor does Bing/Google for general search results. YouTube doesn't do this when I start a video. --------------------------- Are Bing's AI-generated responses always factual? Bing aims to base all its responses on reliable sources - but AI can make mistakes, and third party content on the internet may not always be accurate or reliable. Bing will sometimes misrepresent the information it finds, and you may see responses that sound convincing but are incomplete, inaccurate, or inappropriate. Use your own judgment and double check the facts before making decisions or taking action based on Bing's responses. To share site feedback or report a concern, open the menu at the top right corner of a response, and then click the flag icon. You can also use the feedback button at the bottom right of every Bing page.

kenjackson 4y ago

The old school summarized answers that Bing and Google presented had similar issues. The only difference with those is that they had links you could click to see the genesis of the incorrect answer. > At the very least Microsoft should be doing a better job advertising that the results are frequently incorrect. People should realize that information on the internet may or may not be correct in general. Your mileage may vary and you need to decide based on the risk profile associated with the task. If I need to get the start on a poem about two kids at the park, ChatGPT may fit the profile. If I need to know details about how to perform some encryption used for a highly confidential data, then I may go to an authority paper on the topic, skipping things like Wikipedia.

mrtranscendence 4y ago
If "shoulds" were horses we'd all be trampled to death a hundred times over. People should realize that information on the internet may be incorrect, but until everyone does I maintain that Microsoft should do a better job cautioning users that Bing's direct statements of fact may be false.
- kenjackson 4y ago
  This is what Microsoft says about it on their Bing page, which seems pretty reasonable. I guess you can make the user click through this every time it gives a response, but Wikipedia doesn't make me do that either, nor does Bing/Google for general search results. YouTube doesn't do this when I start a video. --------------------------- Are Bing's AI-generated responses always factual? Bing aims to base all its responses on reliable sources - but AI can make mistakes, and third party content on the internet may not always be accurate or reliable. Bing will sometimes misrepresent the information it finds, and you may see responses that sound convincing but are incomplete, inaccurate, or inappropriate. Use your own judgment and double check the facts before making decisions or taking action based on Bing's responses. To share site feedback or report a concern, open the menu at the top right corner of a response, and then click the flag icon. You can also use the feedback button at the bottom right of every Bing page.