- cross-posted to:
- memes@lemmy.world
- cross-posted to:
- memes@lemmy.world
…and why would you ask an LLM something you already know about? :)
I ask for summaries and examples for things I understand well but struggle to explain. Sometimes it’s very helpful, and sometimes it’s just deranged nonsense.
That’s why I’m less likely to ask it to about something I don’t already know. How would I know if the answer is accurate or coherent? At least with something like Wikipedia, I can track down a source and look for foundational truth, even if it is hidden under layers of bias.
First things I asked Ollama after installing it were questions about permaculture and BattleTech.
The BT responses weren’t great and I’m not a botanist…
That reminds me of a video by Angela Collier about that and similar phenomena https://youtu.be/wBBnfu8N_J0
I’ve begun asking, “Did you just make that up” before I share anything. A fair amount of the time it’s like: “You’re right to be skeptical, this doesn’t seem correct. Let’s reevaluate.” Or whatever.