[kseistrup]

While the site looks nice and I faancy the idea, I can't help wondering how reliable the information is: Won't these LLMs just create random “facts” if they don't “know” anything about a subject?

I once asked ChatGPT to write a short biography for me and my friend. Little did I know that I was a renowned university professor in history, and ChatGPT even had references for a handful of publications I presumable have written. The biography of my friend was equally absurd.

I believe that was back when GPT-3 hit the streets. Perhaps GPT-4 is able to stick to hard facts?

Another thing, though: The site ought to have a short readme with the relevant context: Obviously, this site is about growing vegetables on the Northern hemisphere. People on the Southern hemisphere should most likely add 6 months to the calendar.

I live in on a smallish island in Denmark at the 55th latitude, and I can definitely not plant out chilli peppers in April — not even in a sunny spot. With some luck I can plant out in mid-May, and I won't be able to harvest anything until at least 100 days later.

I wonder if the data on the site is more suitable for a more southerly continental climate, than the costal climate around here. It would be helpful to know the context.

[thip]

Thanks for the feedback! My original plan was to let users provide a location and get customised advice - I may well do that still, but I wanted to keep things simple (and keep costs down) on this first pass so I just generated static content for the UK.

As far as factualness goes, I think you’re right to be sceptical. I’ve read most of the content now and it seems broadly correct, however there are some things that I want to go back and fact check/update! GPT-4 definitely seems to be a lot better that GPT-3/3.5 for this though.

[kseistrup]

Customised advice for a given location would be a very cool feature, but I understand why you would like to keep things simple (and costs down), and also: you would not be able to “proof read” data the way you can with a static site. So there are pros and cons.

Knowing that the site was generated with the UK in mind makes me understand the advices much better as UK — at least the mid to Southern parts — has a warmer climate than Denmark.

Cheers.