Comment by rickydroll
2 years ago
1) How is this any different from social media influencers especially those in health and wellness?
2) I would argue that LLM's are designed to give an answer that is the closest possible answer to the right answer without being a plagiarist. Sometimes this means they will give you a wrong answer. The same is true for humans. Ask any teacher correcting essays from students.
> How is this any different from social media influencers especially those in health and wellness?
If you are trying to make an argument that LLMs are exceptionally shitty at giving well-grounded advice, and instead excel at spouting asinine bullshit, congratulations, you succeeded.
Let me pose a hypothetical. What would your reaction be if the OP got the bad recommendation for garlic-infused oil from TikTok? That is a believable scenario. You would not be far wrong if it drove you to shout from the rooftops that TikTok (and social media in general) is a BS machine.
Why is it worse for the bullshit to come from a program (LLM) than it is from a human on social media? if not, why single out LLMs for their bullshit?
I mean, both are bad. Just because one exists doesn't make the other better by comparison. However LLMs are just so much worse because
1. they can be asked anything, on any subject, at any time, at the click of a button
2. They have even less accountability than a human when stating falsehoods or dangerous advice
3. They're really good at generating statements that sound believable or authoritative, even when devoid of truth
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