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Older adults critically engage with LLMs, user observes

A Mastodon user observed that older, non-tech individuals they interacted with used various Large Language Models (LLMs) and were aware of their potential inaccuracies. These users reportedly cross-checked and debated with the LLMs, suggesting that uncritical consumption of AI outputs might be less prevalent than feared. The observation implies that the impact of LLMs on information consumption might not drastically worsen the current situation, which is already considered problematic. AI

IMPACT Suggests that critical engagement with LLMs may mitigate widespread misinformation, contrary to fears of uncritical consumption.

RANK_REASON User observation and opinion piece about LLM usage.

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Older adults critically engage with LLMs, user observes

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  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · riffraff ·

    I spent the last week with a couple non-tech older folks, among the awesomeness I noticed they seem to use a variety of LLMs for things, and they're aware of th

    I spent the last week with a couple non-tech older folks, among the awesomeness I noticed they seem to use a variety of LLMs for things, and they're aware of them being wrong so they cross-check and argue with them. So maybe the idea of people consuming bot outputs uncritically i…