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> I’ve had people respond to my posts with “yeah well ChatGPT says …”. One generation earlier, the argument was “yeah well Google/Wikipedia says …”. So this is
by aleph_minus_one 3y ago
> I’ve had people respond to my posts with “yeah well ChatGPT says …”.
One generation earlier, the argument was “yeah well Google/Wikipedia says …”. So this is nothing new.
- wredue 3y agoIt is new though. These AIs are known for being somewhere between outright wrong to subtly wrong, while not presenting a separate layer. When I searched something, I was given lots of results and could individually make judgements. With ChatGPT, people are treating these answers as authority at a much more dangerous level than you would have from engaging with a search engine or sourced material. I will grant that yes, googling and Wikipedia can also get things outright to subtly wrong, but the presentation can make those inaccuracies more apparent.