Comment on How does AI-based search engines know legit sources from BS ones ?

Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

• Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  Give an example

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  • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    Pretty much anything tech support, it gives you options which no longer exist anymore because the solution it is suggesting is from a slightly older windows/android version and the UI changed so the option is no longer where it thinks.

    Also asking if particular wildlife in in a particular location. Tried asking it if polar bears were in a location I’m going to visit and it said yes, but a quick search through its sources confirmed that was false and the nearest Polaris bears are hundreds of miles away.

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    • Case@lemmynsfw.com ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      If an amateur mycologist picks and eats the wrong mushroom that an LLM said was fine to eat, is the LLM liable for the death legally and/or financially?

      I mean, I know better than to pick random mushrooms and eat them, but I don’t really care for mushrooms - though some have some delightful effects when metabolized, lol. The only ones of THOSE I tried, I knew who grew them, and saw the “operation,” and reviewed his sources before trying one.

      Call me paranoid, but I’m not blindly trusting a high school drop out to properly identify mushrooms when professionals make mistakes to the point where any mycologist will tell you, DON’T TRUST PICS OR THE INTERNET.

      It can be too difficult to tell from those sources, and I doubt the LLM and the human asking questions have the right wavelength of discussion to not produce misleading, if not entirely fabricated, results.

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    • Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      But why not ask it for a source if this is information that has some critical piece to it. It’s right far more than it’s wrong and works as a great tool to speed up learning. I’m really interested in people sharing what prompts they used and the wrong answers it produced.

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      • Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        What’s the point of AI if you need to search for the source to make sure it’s right everytime? Just skip a step and search for a source first thing.

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  • IdontplaytheTrombone@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I asked if 178bpm was a healthy exercise heart rate, and it told me that 178bpm was a healthy RESTING (meaning not exercising; just sitting or laying down) heart rate. It proceeded to go on about that for two more sentences. This was a few months ago.

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    • Melvin_Ferd@lemmy.world ⁨4⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I regularly ask it these questions and have yet to have it too far off of what I’d find from people on any forum.

      Here is me asking it today

      A heart rate of 178 BPM (beats per minute) can be healthy depending on the context:

      ✅ Healthy in Certain Situations:

      If you’re exercising intensely, such as during cardio workouts, running, or high-intensity interval training (HIIT), 178 BPM can be normal and expected, especially if:

      You’re younger (e.g., teens or 20s)

      You’re fit and accustomed to high heart rate workouts

      General formula for max heart rate:

      220 - your age = estimated maximum heart rate So for a 25-year-old: 220 - 25 = 195 BPM max 178 BPM would be about 91% of max, which is high, but acceptable during vigorous effort.

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      ⚠️ Not Healthy at Rest:

      If your heart rate is 178 BPM while resting, sitting, or sleeping, that’s too high and could be a sign of:

      Tachycardia (abnormally fast heart rate)

      Anxiety or panic attack

      Dehydration

      Fever

      Heart condition or arrhythmia

      Stimulant or drug effects (e.g., caffeine, medications)

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      📌 Summary:

      Situation 178 BPM

      During intense exercise ✅ Normal At rest or light activity ❌ Needs medical attention

      If you’re unsure or it feels abnormal, it’s always safest to consult a doctor.

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      • DragonTypeWyvern@midwest.social ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I wish you a very happy resting heart rate of 178 bpm.

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  • vaderaj@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    I use duckduckgo as preferred search engine, while starting at my new job I used google for a bit (before setting up firefox, yes librewolf needed extra permissions and I couldn’t be bothered).

    Search promopt: word highlight shortcut. Gemini suggested Ctrl+shift+H but it is Ctrl+alt+H. Every now and then I feel like I need to try AI products because I work in data domain because it’s always a good idea confirm whether something is as bad as you think it is.

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