It depends on the definition of fact-checking. GPT-4 definitely is able to fact-check most statements more accurately than the human brain could in that same t

It depends on the definition of fact-checking. GPT-4 definitely is able to fact-check most statements more accurately than the human brain could in that same time. I would estimate that upon hearing a fact, I will be able to correctly say whether it’s accurate upon 5 seconds of Googling about 60% of the time. GPT-4 would beat me significantly. If we are talking about investigation-level fact-checking only using primary or academic sources, and spending significant time, effort, and resources to check the facts like some journalists do, then GPT-4 will probably do much worse. But just because we can say “in situation X, it will do better; in situation Y, it will do worse”, we can say that this capability exists. It can be fact-checking. Plug-ins help a lot with that as well. I think with plug-ins, it will meet your definition of fact-checking when asked. Unless it’s a very specific definition.