Yup, it is just the most massive industrial-scale bullshit generator [0] ever invented. It is capable of spewing excellent bullshit(TM) at incredible rates, an

Yup, it is just the most massive industrial-scale bullshit generator [0] ever invented. It is capable of spewing excellent bullshit(TM) at incredible rates, and always with the greatest expression of confidence and good grammar. Occasionally, when in the 'middle of the road' of it's training set, it can provide useful output. So, it's better than the broken clock that is correct twice every day. But, wander off the bulk of the training, and it is far worse than nothing; it is dangerously misleading unless you are very skeptical and knowledgeable in your field. (I have tested it in several fields with the same results, interesting and helpful, yet hallucinating facts everywhere.) Getting LLMs to know the difference between a good fact and a hallucinated mashup of plausible BS is looking like almost as large a problem to solve as making the LLMs in the first place. [0] Bullshit is defined as written or spoken without regard to the truth, only what sounds good in the context. It's not a deliberate lie, just a salad of truth and falsehood, delivered without doubt or stress of lying.