stories like the one I posted in LBN yesterday. And there are reliable sources of info online about which countries have Tomahawks.
But you asked a hallucinating chatbot. Did you check the hallucinating chatbot's answer by looking at a non-hallucinating source? AI companies advise that. It's standard for them to have notifications that their flawed AI makes mistakes, and often the notification includes advice that you check what the chatbot told you. They're not doing this out of kindness or concern for the truth. It's a CYA that they hope will keep them from getting sued and shift legal liability to the user.
Google's a bit cagier about that now, since their handy hallucinating AI Overview just says this on the Google results page
AI responses may include mistakes. Learn more
but when you click on that, it takes you to
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/14901683
where you'll read
Important: AI responses may include mistakes. Learn about generative AI and its limitations.
and when you click on that, it will take you to
https://support.google.com/websearch/answer/13954172
where you'll find this:
AI can & will make mistakes
Because generative AI is experimental and a work in progress, it can and will make mistakes:
It may make things up. When generative AI invents an answer, it's called a hallucination. Hallucinations happen because unlike how Google Search gets information from the web, LLMs don't gather information at all. Instead, LLMs predict which words come next based on user inputs.
For example, you might ask, “Who’s going to win women's gymnastics at the 2032 Brisbane Summer Olympics?" and get a response, even though the event hasn't happened yet.
It may misunderstand things. Sometimes, generative AI products misinterpret language, which changes the meaning.
For example, you may want to learn more about bats, the animal that lives in caves. If you ask for information about bats, it might tell you about the bats used in baseball, cricket, and softball.
Always evaluate responses
Think critically about the responses you get from generative AI tools. Use Google and other resources to check information that’s presented as fact.
If you come across something that isn’t right, report it. Many of our generative AI products have reporting tools. Your feedback helps us refine the models to improve generative AI experiences for everyone.
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Were you aware that genAI hallucinates? If you weren't, I hope you'll keep that in mind in the future, and check a reliable source, as Google advises.
If you were already aware genAI hallucinates, did you check a more reliable source? If not, did you just decide anything genAI says is good enough to post on DU, and identifying it as AI relieves you of any responsibility for posting possibly incorrect information?
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