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Aren't you missing OP's point entirely? Which is: If the LLM didn't have useful information it would still give you an answer... Helpful or not.

Gud 2mo ago
Not really, since any LLM will answer all those questions competently. It's a known fact that LLMs sometimes are wrong and hallucinates an answer, but this is exceedingly rare. Having access to a decent LLM is like having an expert with me. Are they always right? No, but the analogy with a two year old simply doesn't hold up.
- pistoriusp 2mo ago
  > Since any LLM will answer all those questions competently That's false. The LLM will only answer competently if it was trained on that data; and if it has enough data to make the correct connections between your question and the "correct" answer. In the case of this article they're specifically saying the LLM has limited training.
- throw0101a 2mo ago
  > Not really, since any LLM will answer all those questions competently. How would you know if it didn't?
  - Gud 2mo ago
    I normally research topics thoroughly, if they are important. I don't trust a single source of truth.
    - throw0101a 2mo ago
      > I don't trust a single source of truth. A prudent strategy, but I'm not sure how prevalent it is in the general population. (Or even if people do look at multipole "sources", they're in a self-reinforcing echo chamber that may reject contradictory information.)
- desterothx 2mo ago
  yes, except experts are capable of saying I don't know, while LLMs will rather give any answer than do so most of the time
- budsniffer952 2mo ago
  Look at the responses in this thread and others, arguing with these people is futile. I now read the absolute dumbest shit on HackerNews when it comes to AI. "It can't write code! It's always wrong!" And no one ever demonstrates any of it, even if it is counter to the experiences of others. I'd feel bad if most of these people weren't total jerks...
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Gud 2mo ago

Not really, since any LLM will answer all those questions competently. It's a known fact that LLMs sometimes are wrong and hallucinates an answer, but this is exceedingly rare. Having access to a decent LLM is like having an expert with me. Are they always right? No, but the analogy with a two year old simply doesn't hold up.

pistoriusp 2mo ago
> Since any LLM will answer all those questions competently That's false. The LLM will only answer competently if it was trained on that data; and if it has enough data to make the correct connections between your question and the "correct" answer. In the case of this article they're specifically saying the LLM has limited training.
throw0101a 2mo ago
> Not really, since any LLM will answer all those questions competently. How would you know if it didn't?
- Gud 2mo ago
  I normally research topics thoroughly, if they are important. I don't trust a single source of truth.
  - throw0101a 2mo ago
    > I don't trust a single source of truth. A prudent strategy, but I'm not sure how prevalent it is in the general population. (Or even if people do look at multipole "sources", they're in a self-reinforcing echo chamber that may reject contradictory information.)
desterothx 2mo ago
yes, except experts are capable of saying I don't know, while LLMs will rather give any answer than do so most of the time
budsniffer952 2mo ago
Look at the responses in this thread and others, arguing with these people is futile. I now read the absolute dumbest shit on HackerNews when it comes to AI. "It can't write code! It's always wrong!" And no one ever demonstrates any of it, even if it is counter to the experiences of others. I'd feel bad if most of these people weren't total jerks...
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