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YouTuber Hank Green Is Facing a Fan Revolt Over His AI Use
gizmodo.com/youtuber-hank-green-is-facing-a-fan-revolt-over-his-ai-use-2000793672
GizmodoYouTuber Hank Green Is Facing a Fan Revolt Over His AI UseHe says his loved ones don't think his LLM use has been "healthy."
Replying to @return2ozma@lemmy.world
I like Hank, and this is a shitty article.
That aside he should be facing a revolt.
Hes supposed to be a credible source, hes an educator, hes the modern day Bill Nye. It’s very hard to take anything he says as objective truth when his research and fact checking consists of asking an LLM. Considering hallucinations and straight up lies are not only common but not even unexpected for an LLM you can’t believe anything that comes from one nor can you believe anyone who uses one.
Replying to @the_riviera_kid@lemmy.world
I don’t know about going that far - LLMs can be a great starting point …. As long as you click through to the sources rather than blindly accept
Replying to @AA5B@lemmy.world
The fact that people think LLMs should be trusted as a starting point is heartbreaking to me.
Replying to @sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
But why? If you try to be objective, how is this any different from an op Ed or other published article? Those are good starting points as well, but also shouldn’t be published as your work or trusted as is.
The problem with LLMs is not when people use them as a tool, but when they use inappropriately, blindly trust them or treat them as a final result instead of thinking, reviewing, or adding value.
Replying to @AA5B@lemmy.world
An article has context. Who published it? What else has the author written? Llm articles strip that all out.
Replying to @sem@lemmy.blahaj.zone
I can’t speak for all LLMs but the ones I use
And yes, I frequently check its work and iterate through telling it to