Big brain move, asking an LLM to do economics math. They’re large LANGUAGE models, not large MATHEMATICAL models. They forgo rigorous methodologies in favor of stochastically predicting correlations based on intractably large datasets, which can lead to such impressive mathematical feats as failing to count to three. Great job, Yahoo.

So, we are citing ChatGPT for news now?

And not even trying to hide the fact?

Jesus. We’re cooked.

Edit: I posted this because I would imagine LLMs to have readily accessible figures that random reporters may not.

LLMs have the same information that a reporter can find online or other public records, but will more often than not conflate separate things into new, inaccurate info or straight up make shit up that sounds accurate to someone who doesn't know anything about the subject.

I don't understand why I still have to see posts from this user who I've blocked over and over for months.