How about libraries and books? Back when i was in college teachers considered referencing wikipedia as a bad practice. And they would penalize us for sourcing wikipedia in papers and homeworks.
Wikipedia responsibility is to ensure is that the content remains truthful and it has to use any technical mean available to accomplish that valuable goal. Being no more than just a new powerful tool, AI can also be used for good causes, as any other tool.You are being bombarded by news of what corporations and governments are doing with it, so you naturally think that AI is a intrinsically a bad thing, but what Wikipedia and the Humans Rights Foundation are planning to do with AI are examples that it’s not the case and by rejecting the use of it you miss the opportunity to learn how to use it for the benefit of people and help to level the score. Sorry guys but someone had to tell you.
LLMs literally can not ever be used like an encyclopedia, never ever never.
A magic 8 ball that sometimes gives wrong answers is in every way worse than just using the search function to look up an article.
Agreed. I don’t use it as an encyclopedia but I have used local models for learning and to explain me some things that I didn’t understand and it’s been impressive. It’s up to you to test and evaluate how can be helpful.
That’s how we get people who think they’ve invented an entirely new type of math.
Just look things up and learn them yourself. I know web searches are trash these days but it’s a valuable skill, you’ll regret losing it when the only teacher left is the magic 8 ball.
to explain me some things that I didn’t understand and it’s been impressive
So now you still don’t understand them but now you are confidently incorrect because an LLM made up some bullshit.
Seriously, ask it about a topic you do understand and see how wrong it is. Then realize it’s at least as wrong about everything else.
Seriously, ask it about a topic you do understand and see how wrong it is. >Then realize it’s at least as wrong about everything else.
I teach physics and math and I asked about a topic of differential geometry related to general relativity that wasn’t clear for me. I know enough of both topics to understand the answer and to acknowledge that it nailed it. You are the perfect example on how the mind of a fanatic works, without knowing if I know about what I asked and what was the answer, you dictate that it was wrong, based on pure speculation, just because it doesn’t fit your beliefs. Seriously guys, don’t be like this idiot, being so irrational can only do harm.
Wow, thanks for the lesson on AI! But let’s not forget that Wikipedia is also responsible for ensuring that the content remains truthful and unbiased. It’s not just a new powerful tool to be used blindly without questioning its sources or potential biases.
And while it’s great that organizations like Wikipedia and the Humans Rights Foundation are using AI for good causes, we should also be aware of the risks associated with it. Corporations and governments can use AI to manipulate information, spread propaganda, or even violate human rights. So let’s not get too excited about the possibilities of AI without critically evaluating its potential impacts on our society.
You’re being serious? Let me exhale from my nostrils in amused exasperation even harder.
Interestingly, Wikipedia actually is testing AI technology, but not for editing or for content creation or even for searching. It wants to use it to assist in vandalism detection. Not a bad idea TBH, but I could definitely see how this could go wrong lol.
Write anything about Maga or Israel, get AI to remove your contribution because it’s vandalism.
In the AI era, a frozen copy of Wikipedia I downloaded before things turned even more to shit has never been more valuable
Wikipedia doesn’t say anything about efforts to detect AI-generated content or to ensure only humans can edit. This is bad. I’m saving a copy of 2024 Wikipedia just in case.
