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[–] 61 points 3 months ago (11 children)

But when I get fixated on something, I want the correct answer. I'd hate to learn the wrong answer and repeat it to someone - I've done that before and I hate it. That's why I avoid AI on principle. I want the right answer and AI won't give that to me about things I know about so I won't trust it on things I don't know about.

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  • [–] 34 points 3 months ago (6 children)

    This is the thing about LLMs and their users I genuinely don't get. Like, objectively, being able to input plain speech into a computer and get an almost immediate, detailed, 95% accurate answer is incredible. Genuine technological marvel.

    But 95% accuracy is functionally useless for all but the most basic, unimportant tasks. Outside of a coding context (a big exception, to be clear), are people really satisfied with that?

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  • [–] 10 points 3 months ago* (1 child)

    Let's be honest, most sources online are not 100% accurate. Even before LLMs, find any random article about something you're an expert in, and there was a good chance you'd spot some inaccuracies. Most of the time, those inaccuracies aren't a big deal, and when they are, you should be consulting an expert for those.

    For me personally, I would rate AI accuracy at about 75%. And for some of my use cases, that's a pretty decent starting point. Things with no consequences, like trying to quickly find the relevant console command for the game I'm playing. I can get instant feedback on whether it gave me correct info, and if not then I hit Google.

    I would never trust AI, at least in its current state, to tell me the truth for anything of consequence.

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  • [–] 3 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    If you can confirm it, it doesn't matter what percentage is correct.

    When solving computer problems, using an LLM to guide you to the correct answer doesn't even need 95% accuracy. Every step it gives you have to execute manually, so if something is hallucinated you will notice really quickly. And if by the end your problem is solved, then all the hallucinations didn't matter.

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  • [–] -1 points 3 months ago (2 children)

    You should avoid social media. You aren’t immune to wrong answers here either. You can just read it from another person and carry it with you. Best get offline!

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