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In reply to the discussion: Something Disturbing Happens When You "Learn" Something With ChatGPT [View all]highplainsdem
(59,174 posts)37. If you had spent a bit more time simply googling, you'd have learned quickly for yourself that natural
foods are considered better than protein powders.You wouldn't have had to look at a bunch of studies on those powders and how much heavy metal they contain, let alone have an error-prone chatbot compare the studies, when that type of supplement itself isn't the best, as that first article I linked to explained.
i'm not being a jerk for pointing that out. And I'm not stupid.
I'm sorry you're fine with using an illegally trained and unreliable type of AI, though. And I hope it never gives you really dangerous advice, as chatbots have given other AI users dangerous advice.
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highplainsdem
Saturday
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Only for those who take it at face value. I immediately expect something to be wrong-- at least partially and
hlthe2b
Saturday
#1
Yes that's the totally sensible approach ... to distrust the information until it has been corroborated
FakeNoose
Saturday
#25
Also understand how low even that bar was. Remember the disdain for "Google University"
RockRaven
Saturday
#2
I've seen so many people posting "I ran this by Chat GPT and this is what it came up with" or
chia
Saturday
#3
That is so cringe-worthy to me. I can't believe how uncritically people have accepted this
Iris
Saturday
#10
I'll bet Cliff Notes at least had 'some' human review. And the notes were revised over the years.
erronis
Saturday
#11
Whatever chatbot(s?) generated that AI-promoting AI slop answer for you makes no reference at all
highplainsdem
Saturday
#9
This is a message board for people to communicate, not a display for AI slop. If it's treated as acceptable
highplainsdem
Sunday
#41
It was a request saying please, not an order. As for your availing yourself of the technology - it's unlikely
highplainsdem
Sunday
#43
I put my use of any technology whatsoever which will help me to oppose TRUMP
Jack Valentino
Monday
#44
Doing a google search is hardly the best way to learn something to begin with...
Wounded Bear
Saturday
#8
Why aren't you writing those reports yourself, if they're supposedly from you? And why do you want
highplainsdem
Saturday
#20
I emphasized writing for yourself because writing is critical to thinking and shouldn't be turned over
highplainsdem
Saturday
#33
OK. It's clear that your reading comprehension is limited, since we - apparently - agree ...
rog
Saturday
#34
You ignored my pointing out that genAI tools are fundamentally unethical because they're trained illegally
highplainsdem
Saturday
#35
If you had spent a bit more time simply googling, you'd have learned quickly for yourself that natural
highplainsdem
Sunday
#37
Sigh. I haven't "singled you out" - I've posted hundreds of threads here on the pitfalls of using genAI,
highplainsdem
Sunday
#39
I like going down the research holes of Wikipedia, pubmed, phys.org, Medscape, etc.
erronis
Saturday
#13
And there are more and more studies showing how harmful AI is, how much it dumbs users down.
highplainsdem
Saturday
#23