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by z3t4 742 days ago
The AI should be required to cite the source. But that wont work for LLM though as they are just random words put together in a way that is statistically probable.
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In this case the problem is caused by citing sources - Google finds a list of links using their existing search tech and then produces a response using RAG based on the search results.

That’s where the problem is - it’s originally citing a Reddit post where someone recommends it as a joke, then Business Insider through citogenisis from the original story.

Pure LLMs (no RAG) don’t make this mistake - Claude will tell you it’s a bad idea and will taste bad.

I have asked chatgpt for sources, and it gave me links which actually worked.