Latest ChatGPT model uses Elon Musk's Grokipedia as source, tests reveal (opens in new tab)

(theguardian.com)

14 pointsguilamu2mo ago4 comments

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Grok is actually a great LLM for a lot of purposes. Try it.

I asked 6 llms "What do you think of Grokipedia as a factual source of information?". Results: https://pastebin.com/cuxfHAr4

I then asked Claude Opus to sumup: https://markdownpastebin.com/?id=aa29d92662ac4a9ea7f9b3c1d9a...

Bottom Line All LLMs agree: Grokipedia is useful for quick orientation but unreliable for serious research, especially on political, controversial, or current event topics. Wikipedia remains the more trustworthy alternative.

gizzlon2mo ago

Why should we care what LLM's say about other LLM's?

ben_w2mo ago

Because of (1) all the people using them uncritically, (2) that they're elite projects in a field whose foudation of "what even are bugs here?" includes amongst its narratives stories of how elites can abuse them for personal gain

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