Something Disturbing Happens When You "Learn" Something With ChatGPT

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39. Sigh. I haven't "singled you out" - I've posted hundreds of threads here on the pitfalls of using genAI,

you responded to this one, and I pointed out where the way you're using AI seems problematic in terms of what's known about this very fallible tech.

I haven't said one damn thing about your diet other than pointing out - after you brought up protein supplements and the risk of heavy metal contamination and multiple studies as some sort of weird challenge to me to analyze those studies, which you seem to think requires use of chatbots that hallucinate - that healthy natural foods are better sources of protein. Which is widely known. Natural foods are also a source of protein where you wouldn't have to worry about such contamination or feel you need a chatbot to evaluate studies for you. Anyway, it seemed like an obvious and helpful suggestion to make.

I never expected to be discussing what you eat - YOU brought it up.

You accuse me of disdain, while calling me "some crank on the internet."

As for your attitude...you wrote this silly piece of condescension:

On the way out, here's a little project for you. Recently I received a notice from Consumer Reports on the hazards of heavy metal contamination in protein supplements. This was of interest, since one of my docs was recommending a protein supplement. The article was great, but I wanted to dig much deeper into the nuances of this topic, even though I'm not a scientist. Take a look at these studies and explain to me how they support or refute each other, what might be the absolute risk vs relative risk, how the study methods compare, how the Consumer Reports analysis of the data compares to the interpretation and analysis of each one of these studies, what the consensus is on whether we even need protein supplements, etc. By the way, I *did* read all 8 of these papers.

https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7509468/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC12286494/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10994440/
https://www.consumerreports.org/lead/protein-powders-and-shakes-contain-high-levels-of-lead-a4206364640/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10815430/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC6521232/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10761008/
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC10458782/

Thanks.

Honestly, that left me wondering for a second if I should even let you know that protein supplements like those are inferior to real food. But I'll try to help people anyway.

You apparently don't care either about all the problems with using genAI, or the fact that it's an illegally trained type of AI that's fundamentally unethical to use.

I still hope your surgery goes well, and that you won't be harmed by the AI you're using.