Relatively Few Americans Are Getting News From AI Chatbots Like Chatgpt
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A Pew Research study found that relatively few Americans are getting news from AI chatbots like ChatGPT, sparking discussion on the role of AI in news dissemination.
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techblueberry
3 months ago
One thing I’ve noticed about ChatGPT is it’s really bad at anything that allows multiple interpretations. It will have fairly unmovable positions around more scientific things like vaccines, but around politics/news, it will pretty much support whatever conclusion I ask it to, and will abandon those positions if I make counterarguments, but about the factual elements or interpretations of it. It’s become hugely noticeable problem in trusting it for anything like say; the news.
mwkaufma
3 months ago
"I don't use AI Chatbots, I go to reputable sources like TrueAmericanPatriotNewsDaily.truth"[articles generated by ChatGPT]
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