misk@sopuli.xyz to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 years agoStop using generative AI as a search enginewww.theverge.comexternal-linkmessage-square47linkfedilinkarrow-up16arrow-down12
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minus-squareRobotToaster@mander.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years ago> search engine gives generative AI answer > It cites it source, so can’t be that bad right? > click link to source > It’s an AI generated article Oh no.
minus-squareRisingSwell@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoAI will give the correct, real source and then still make shit up. Bing linked to bulbapedia to tell me wailord was the heaviest Pokemon. Bulbapedia knows it isn’t close, bingpt doesn’t know shit.
minus-squareMatriks404@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·2 years agoIt’s funny because I’ve also used LLM for getting useful info about pokemon, and it didn’t make any sense.
minus-squareprettybunnys@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·2 years agoIt’s fantastic at templating Just don’t trust what it provides the template
> search engine gives generative AI answer
> It cites it source, so can’t be that bad right?
> click link to source
> It’s an AI generated article
Oh no.
AI will give the correct, real source and then still make shit up. Bing linked to bulbapedia to tell me wailord was the heaviest Pokemon. Bulbapedia knows it isn’t close, bingpt doesn’t know shit.
It’s funny because I’ve also used LLM for getting useful info about pokemon, and it didn’t make any sense.
It’s fantastic at templating
Just don’t trust what it provides the template