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Good. I typed in a search for some medication I was taking and Google's "AI" summary was bordering on criminal. The WebMD site had the correct info, as did the

by leptons 10mo ago

Good. I typed in a search for some medication I was taking and Google's "AI" summary was bordering on criminal. The WebMD site had the correct info, as did the manufacturer's website. Google hallucinated a bunch of stuff about it, and I knew then that they needed to put a stop to LLMs slopping about anything to do with health or medical info.

chrisjj 10mo ago
s/hallucinated/fabricated/, please.
- Terretta 10mo ago
  arguably: incorrectly guessed* in a way, all overconfident guessing is a better match for the result than hallucination or fabrication would be "confabulation", though, seems perfect: “Confabulation is distinguished from lying as there is no intent to deceive and the person is unaware the information is false. Although individuals can present blatantly false information, confabulation can also seem to be coherent, internally consistent, and relatively normal.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confabulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confabulation * insofar as “guess” conveys an attempt to be probably in the zone
terminalshort 10mo ago
What medication is this? It's always given me good info.
- leptons 10mo ago
  I'm not sure why you would think I would blurt that out on the internet. And are you sure it's giving you good info? "AI" is famously subject to hallucinations, so you may not be getting the "good info" you think you're getting. Be careful with "AI", it's not an all-seeing-all-knowing infallible oracle.
  - terminalshort 10mo ago
    I think you would blurt that out on the internet because nobody here has any idea who you are
- thepotatodude 10mo ago
  I do not rely on the AI summaries from Google for health related inquiries. It has proven wrong too often. -Med student
  - terminalshort 10mo ago
    I do not rely on the conclusions of doctors because they have proven wrong too many times. - guy with narcolepsy who was incorrectly diagnosed by a dozen or so doctors

by leptons 10mo ago

chrisjj 10mo ago

s/hallucinated/fabricated/, please.

Terretta 10mo ago
arguably: incorrectly guessed* in a way, all overconfident guessing is a better match for the result than hallucination or fabrication would be "confabulation", though, seems perfect: “Confabulation is distinguished from lying as there is no intent to deceive and the person is unaware the information is false. Although individuals can present blatantly false information, confabulation can also seem to be coherent, internally consistent, and relatively normal.” https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confabulation https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confabulation * insofar as “guess” conveys an attempt to be probably in the zone

terminalshort 10mo ago

What medication is this? It's always given me good info.

leptons 10mo ago
I'm not sure why you would think I would blurt that out on the internet. And are you sure it's giving you good info? "AI" is famously subject to hallucinations, so you may not be getting the "good info" you think you're getting. Be careful with "AI", it's not an all-seeing-all-knowing infallible oracle.
- terminalshort 10mo ago
  I think you would blurt that out on the internet because nobody here has any idea who you are
thepotatodude 10mo ago
I do not rely on the AI summaries from Google for health related inquiries. It has proven wrong too often. -Med student
- terminalshort 10mo ago
  I do not rely on the conclusions of doctors because they have proven wrong too many times. - guy with narcolepsy who was incorrectly diagnosed by a dozen or so doctors