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It's also disappointing that the LLM would falsely claim that a low-fat diet is "great for overall health". That claim has been thoroughly debunked in the scien
by nradov 2y ago
It's also disappointing that the LLM would falsely claim that a low-fat diet is "great for overall health". That claim has been thoroughly debunked in the scientific literature (or at least not supported by evidence-based medicine), and yet the recommendation still keeps popping up. While there are certain specific types of fats that can be problematic, in general a moderate amount of fat is fine as a macronutrient.
- dekhn 2y agoLLMs don't have a magical ability to arbitrate complex truths. If the "low-fat diet" narrative is prominent in the training literature, I would expect the model to say that more often that it said the opposite. I don't ever really use the term "thoroughly debunked" when referring to nutrition science; as you noted, a better term is that the claim is not supported by the evidence. I've seen enough things debunked and then rebunked to know that nutrition science is not really that accurate.