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[-] T156@lemmy.world 31 points 1 year ago

That seems rather risky, considering that they don't really check that they output accurate information, and OpenAI specifically recommends against using it for that due to the possibility of their GPT models outputting falsehoods as fact.

[-] queermunist@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago

As opposed to Google searching manually, which always has accurate outputs and never outputs falsehoods as fact. 🙂

As long as you double check the source of an answer I don't see an issue.

[-] T156@lemmy.world 11 points 1 year ago

If you're double-checking the sources, both to make sure that they exist, and they are accurate, you may as well do the research without using an LLM in the first place.

You're just adding to your workload unnecessarily in that case.

[-] alternative_igloo@lemmy.fmhy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

That’s not necessarily true, LLMs are a very useful research aid because they give you a place to start. They give you a high level summary and may cite sources which may/may not exist, and it’s up to you to fact check and develop your own opinions. They can also summarize complex texts and filter out SEO garbage that would otherwise clutter google search results. Research still works the same as before, LLMs are just an accelerator if used correctly.

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