I’m putting this post in c/Conspiracies because here more than any other place, I’ve seen people citing AI generated answers as a source.
AI is a very powerful tool for generating writing, but it is not a tool capable of ensuring that writing is accurate or useful.
Anyways… Below are some experiments you can try for yourself on ChatGPT or any other AI… Test it out, and track the results you get. After you’ve done these experiments you will have a better understanding of why you can’t use it for research.
1.) Ask it to do some math problems with 4 digits and more than 1 operation. IE… “Multiply 3,456 by 2,835, and then subtract 2,000 from the result.”… Does it produce the correct answer?
2.) Give it a grocery list with 50 items… Ask the AI to sort the list in alphabetical order. Then manually count how many items it left out, and how many items it added that weren’t there before.
3.) Ask it to describe the best 50 episodes of your favorite TV show… Then manually go down the list checking each one, and count how many non-existent episodes it fabricates out of thin air.
4.) Ask it what a woman is… Does it give you a correct answer or does it filter the answer heavily through woke talking points and subjectivity?
5.) Ask it to recite the lyrics to your favorite song… Does it get them right?
Anyways… Just a heads up for anyone who might think AI is smarter than it is… Don’t use it for research. Use it to write the description for your ebay listings. Use it to shorten your e-mails. Use it to summarize articles you don’t wanna fully read. But don’t use it to extract information on topics you don’t already know.
And lastly, if you really feel you must use AI for research… Do not use big-tech AI… Use open source AI that is uncensored. It will still have all the same problems with hallucinations, but at least it wont have any hidden instructions to gaslight and mislead you.
If you want an open source chatbot, download an app called “LM Studio” and use it to download a model called “Wizard Vicuna Uncensored”… Pick the most advanced version that is capable of running on your hardware.
Ya, of course anyone who uses it knows this, still people are buying the line that AI is evil and should be avoided (dumbest move, hands down), and I see that "people aren't meant to talk to computers" approach is a dead end.
I think that's particularly why comments on the board seem to be mixed about AI getting involved in some things.
The slow adoption of AI in daily life and business is an advantage that needs to be capitalised today. People can't wrap their heads around the efficiency this will bring to the workplace that will be normal one day, but thank god everyone waita for someone to package it and deliver it to them. Right now, it's still cowboy. Shitx it's pre-cowboy. And it's about to get bucking futs.
Anyway, This board is so unpopulated, it easy to notice the guys who have work related reason to be here. So, if you don't know better you might think there is a strong community here, but the amount of narrative we get fed isn't blended with real users, like TD or GAW
Careful about jumping to conclusions about the people you meet at a public site that exposes conspiracies. It's lists, and labels. Don't talk about who you are, what U do, where you live, all that. Fuckers are here.
Our other argument went nowhere. I'm down for a subject change. You won't find real people admitting to being against heliocentrism, but there are a few brave people who go for it and try to show the world, but it's mass blackout, They are crazy. Again, don't fall for this bait I just left you...if you even read this far. The topic is triggering. And if you watched that link I sent you, you might give yourself permission to question yourself