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I think the last paragraphs say it clearly: Our information literacy project must start somewhere, preferably far enough from the meandering blather of gen
by jiehong 2y ago
I think the last paragraphs say it clearly:
Our information literacy project must start somewhere, preferably far enough from the meandering blather of generative systems that when we encounter them, we have the tools under our belt to evaluate their results.
And that, ultimately, is why I bought an Encyclopedia.
- bawolff 2y agoBut at the start of the article he claims his kids are getting information from wikipedia and youtube videos. Neither of which are generative AI (well i guess it depends which youtube video). So he bought an encyclopedia to prevent his kids from using generative AI even though they weren't using it in the first place? It makes no sense.
- hammyhavoc 2y agoYou don't think Wikipedia isn't being inundated with LLM-generated shite? And you haven't seen the AI-generated slop on YT with fake voices reading bunk info over slideshows?
- cratermoon 2y agoIf you read the companion story linked to at the top: https://www.publicbooks.org/the-encyclopedia-project-or-how-to-know-in-the-age-of-ai/ https://www.publicbooks.org/the-encyclopedia-project-or-how-... You'll see that the impetus for his purchase was a tangle with an AI-generated youtube video about kung fu.