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So far as I can tell, Quora is a bit cagey about how these bots were trained, assuming due to third party involvement, so I am not finding any concrete info. That said, I'm also not using it for research-dependant questions or in situations where incorrect info results in catastrophy. I work with and test electromechanical industrial devices, and I find myself using Poe Assistant mostly for quick reference of expected component values or filling it gaps of little programs I make to automate simple tasks for myself. I have not run into any issues where the information Poe Assistant provided was decidedly false, but there have been times where I double-checked slightly more crucial info. Again, choice of chatbot seems to be a balancing act of convenience and user intentions or need, so mileage may vary.

As for rubber ducking, it's the concept of talking to an inanimate object (like a rubber duck) to help with problem solving. It's something I find very helpful and have been doing since I was a kid, but it was coined in the book The Pragmatic Programmer, which is a good read if you're so inclined.