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highplainsdem

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6. Those AI summaries are hurting the websites those companies stole the data from. They don't always

Reply to anciano (Reply #3)

Fri May 23, 2025, 10:48 PM

May 23

properly identify which sites they took data from, and even if they do they might bury the more important links.

And of course genAI is illegally trained, period. Unethical to use.

And often wrong. Hallucinating. With some newer models hallucinating even more.

You'll learn more, often unexpectedly, if you use regular search and go to the websites. What AI summaries offer is like a teaspoon of pablum. Except it can be harmful for you if you don't check it (checking which cancels out the time-savind aspect) and will also be harmful for the websites and people that were ripped off.

But the AI bros now backing Trump just love it when people get hooked on their data-gathering tools.

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Bye Bye, Google AI [View all] Celerity May 23 OP

Thank you malaise May 23 #1

yw Celerity May 23 #2

I have found Google AI Overview and ChatGPT anciano May 23 #3

I use ChatGPT quite frequently. Disaffected May 23 #4

It isn't at all like any other tool. It was trained illegally/unethically, it dumbs down users by discouraging highplainsdem May 23 #8

You forgot about its resource-heavy usage misanthrope May 23 #9

True. And I also forgot to mention the harm done when people use the bot as a friend, romantic highplainsdem May 24 #22

Post removed Post removed May 24 #11

No. I'm quite happy to write without getting paid for it when there's good reason to do so. I don't know highplainsdem May 24 #12

Wow, that is one lofty equine you got there. Disaffected May 24 #13

This message was self-deleted by its author fujiyamasan May 24 #15

We're not talking about way back when. ChatGPT was released only 2-12 years ago, and the theft of highplainsdem May 24 #19

I do not trust them, and if SOP here on DU becomes a bunch of AI posts, this board will not just be unreliable, but IF Celerity May 23 #5

+1,000,000. DU would also lose most if not all of its regulars. highplainsdem May 23 #7

Use of "AI" here will make me go away (stop conspiring in the background!). mucholderthandirt May 24 #16

Already happening RoseTrellis May 24 #21

Those AI summaries are hurting the websites those companies stole the data from. They don't always highplainsdem May 23 #6

I'm genuinely curious about what or how others perceive generative AI searches to be superior... Hugin May 24 #14

Frankly its better than the rubbish search engine normal Google has become JCMach1 May 24 #10

You should be careful with extensions like that Renew Deal May 24 #17

This +1 Emile May 24 #18

This extension was written by Avram Piltch of Tom's Hardware, formerly with Toms Guide and Laptop Mag, and highplainsdem May 24 #20