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> It refuses to say anything that isn't verifiably correct, and if you get it into a logical inconsistency it essentially throws and error and doesn't elaborate
by ceejayoz 1mo ago
> It refuses to say anything that isn't verifiably correct, and if you get it into a logical inconsistency it essentially throws and error and doesn't elaborate further… And if you give a human, or an LLM, a logical inconsistency they will simply proceed, whether they detect the inconsistency or not.
Claude has a `End conversation` tool for that. There was a bit of a fuss over it.
And it'll happily give (apparently) wrong (or bafflingly incomplete/confusing) info.
TNG, S4E5:
Beverly: Computer, what is the nature of the universe?
Computer: The universe is a spheroid region 705 meters in diameter.
- spwa4 29d agoYou should watch that episode. It's really cool and in that episode the universe really is a sphere 705 meters in diameter.
- ceejayoz 29d agoI'm aware. The point is the computer sees nothing odd about this. It's a concrete example of something a human would consider "a logical inconsistency they will simply proceed" past without really noting. Modern LLMs have to some extent exceeded Star Trek in this regard; they will go "huh, that doesn't match expectations..." at times.