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Fiendish Thingy

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11. I don't trust any AI summaries, never have.

Reply to W_HAMILTON (Reply #8)

Tue Oct 14, 2025, 11:38 PM

Oct 14

Some are accurate, some aren’t- they seem to scrape all available data, and report out what is most common/frequently seen on various sites.

That means a meme or clickbait or other false reporting could be accepted by AI as factual, just because it has spread profusely on the internet.

Of course BBC is reputable and reliable, and acceptable as original source reporting.

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That didn't last long [View all] pbmus Oct 14 OP

It was good while it lasted. marble falls Oct 14 #1

You mean Netanyahu's not a man of his word? oasis Oct 14 #2

That seems to come from grok, but they link to FT. usonian Oct 14 #3

The ink's not even dry on all the "Trump Diplomacy Win!" stories, and it fails. Beartracks Oct 14 #4

This is an AI summary by Musk's Grok Fiendish Thingy Oct 14 #5

At 300$ a year, not financially viable for me pbmus Oct 14 #7

If it's a true story, there will be plenty of free reporting available Fiendish Thingy Oct 14 #12

Not trusting Musk's Grok now? W_HAMILTON Oct 14 #8

I don't trust any AI summaries, never have. Fiendish Thingy Oct 14 #11

That's a wise decision, but it then takes just a few seconds to confirm the reporting with a quick Google search. W_HAMILTON Oct 14 #13

My expectation is anyone posting news on DU will take that step before posting Fiendish Thingy Oct 14 #14

Who says they didn't? And my expectation is that most DUers do not need to be fact checked... W_HAMILTON Oct 14 #15

The OP was a Grok summary Fiendish Thingy Oct 14 #17

Yes, seriously. W_HAMILTON Wednesday #21

It's my opinion that many here don't fact check Kaleva Wednesday #23

Can't believe people here are using Grok Johnny2X2X Wednesday #22

Is there a Nobel peace prize technical award? newdeal2 Oct 14 #6

I tried to looj this up. It's all over the map with numbers and vague MerryBlooms Oct 14 #9

On October 9, I posted... Totally Tunsie Oct 14 #10

It definitely was just a reality show sweeps-week attempt at winning that Nobel Peace Prize. W_HAMILTON Oct 14 #16

At least some hostages and prisoners got to go home. The bombing paused. Maru Kitteh Wednesday #18

3000 years went by faster than Rip Van Winkle's nap. taxi Wednesday #19

But Hamas n/t malaise Wednesday #20

It's an open question, as far as I'm concerned, whether Hamas violated this term of the ceasefire. Igel Wednesday #24

The IDF is a terrorist organization that is guilty of genocide malaise Wednesday #25