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ChatGPT generates fake data set to support scientific hypothesis (www.nature.com)

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Researchers say that the model behind the chatbot fabricated a convincing bogus database, but a forensic examination shows it doesn’t pass for authentic.

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[–] SkyNTP@lemmy.ml 1 points 1 year ago

LLM's are basically just really good bullshit generators (telling you what you want to hear).

Turns out that's part of the job description of tech support agents, and some low brow art.

For all the other jobs people claimed AI could replace, bullshitting is antithetical to the job description