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Author distrusts LLM output, citing unreliability as a source

The author expresses a lack of trust in Large Language Models (LLMs) due to their unreliability as sources. They draw an analogy to not trusting a "History of the Jewish People" written by a Nazi, emphasizing that filtering out untrustworthy sources is a factual necessity, not an ad hominem attack. The core argument is that LLM-generated output, regardless of subject or format, cannot be trusted. AI

IMPACT Expresses skepticism about the reliability of LLM-generated content, potentially influencing user trust and adoption.

RANK_REASON Opinion piece by a named individual expressing a viewpoint on LLMs.

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Author distrusts LLM output, citing unreliability as a source

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    I do not trust the output of LLMs because they are bad sources. Just like I would not trust a "History of the Jewish People" written by a nazi. Sometimes, a sou

    I do not trust the output of LLMs because they are bad sources. Just like I would not trust a "History of the Jewish People" written by a nazi. Sometimes, a source is not trustworthy, and that is not "ad hominem," that's just a fact of properly filtering out bad sources. A source…