yes absolutely, when you google things you have to look at sources to find the information you need. it’s easy to notice if a piece of information is consistent across various sources, or if it’s just one guy saying something.
and AI cuts all of that off, even an AI “overview” can be harmful as people assume that the overview has the same information as the sources… when it can just be made up. AI answers don’t give you an easy way to double check the information its giving you. is the AI’s opinion a regurgitated opinion of the scientific majority? or is it a regurgitated opinion of John McBadOpinion?
Within GPT it does provide direct links to sources, but when it’s embedded outside of the native platform, maybe not. I mostly use it for finding hard to locate items, so I’m frequently following the links and they’re usually correct. That being said, yeah, if you’re using it for anything “serious” double and triple check info.
It’s usually multiple sources. The number varies, but generally between 3-20 depending on the subject matter. There are different settings you can change depending on whether you want to be in “research” mode. You still need to be mindful, but the links are there in the native platform most of the time.
hmm, fair enough. though i still feel like being given an answer (however correct) on a platter would make me less likely to double check, and when i google things on my own the double checking happens as i look for the answer (because i myself have to look through various sources)
yes absolutely, when you google things you have to look at sources to find the information you need. it’s easy to notice if a piece of information is consistent across various sources, or if it’s just one guy saying something.
and AI cuts all of that off, even an AI “overview” can be harmful as people assume that the overview has the same information as the sources… when it can just be made up. AI answers don’t give you an easy way to double check the information its giving you. is the AI’s opinion a regurgitated opinion of the scientific majority? or is it a regurgitated opinion of John McBadOpinion?
Within GPT it does provide direct links to sources, but when it’s embedded outside of the native platform, maybe not. I mostly use it for finding hard to locate items, so I’m frequently following the links and they’re usually correct. That being said, yeah, if you’re using it for anything “serious” double and triple check info.
a singular source isn’t worth much, again is that source mirroring a common opinion of the scientific world, or is it just some guy saying something?
It’s usually multiple sources. The number varies, but generally between 3-20 depending on the subject matter. There are different settings you can change depending on whether you want to be in “research” mode. You still need to be mindful, but the links are there in the native platform most of the time.
hmm, fair enough. though i still feel like being given an answer (however correct) on a platter would make me less likely to double check, and when i google things on my own the double checking happens as i look for the answer (because i myself have to look through various sources)