▲ 233 ▼ Reddit Almost Disappears from ChatGPT Answers as Search Citations Drop 86% (promptwatch.com) submitted 2 months ago by beep@piefed.world to c/technology@lemmy.world 27 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/tech/p/1350973/reddit-almost-disappears-from-chatgpt-as-search-citations-drop-86
[–] artyom@piefed.social 6 points 2 months ago (4 children) Since when does ChatGPT provide citations? permalink fedilink source hideshow 4 child comments replies: [–] Psythik@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) All major LLMs have had citation ability for while now. Any time I ask one a question I can't find the answer to, if it's not providing a source, I automatically assume the output is slop. And even then, you still have to be wary, because it will often make something up then cite a semi-related source that doesn't actually contain its claims. permalink fedilink source parent [–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (2 children) It's had web search ability for about 2 years now. That makes it a fair bit more reliable than before except for when the source it finds is actually irrelevant. But if you're knowledgeable in the domain you're prompting about, it'll usually be easy to figure out. If you're not... Well, good luck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I know it had web searchability, but it never provided the source of the information, which is, like, a giant fucking problem . permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Mine does every time, but I customized it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] Psythik@lemmy.world 10 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) All major LLMs have had citation ability for while now. Any time I ask one a question I can't find the answer to, if it's not providing a source, I automatically assume the output is slop. And even then, you still have to be wary, because it will often make something up then cite a semi-related source that doesn't actually contain its claims. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] boonhet@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 months ago (2 children) It's had web search ability for about 2 years now. That makes it a fair bit more reliable than before except for when the source it finds is actually irrelevant. But if you're knowledgeable in the domain you're prompting about, it'll usually be easy to figure out. If you're not... Well, good luck. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I know it had web searchability, but it never provided the source of the information, which is, like, a giant fucking problem . permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Mine does every time, but I customized it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] artyom@piefed.social 2 points 2 months ago (1 child) I know it had web searchability, but it never provided the source of the information, which is, like, a giant fucking problem . permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Mine does every time, but I customized it. permalink fedilink source parent
[–] shiroininja@lemmy.world 1 point 2 months ago Mine does every time, but I customized it. permalink fedilink source parent