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MineralMan

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1. Probabilities. If it seems true, it probably is.

Reply to electric_blue68 (Original post)

Thu Dec 4, 2025, 12:02 PM

Dec 4

I think that's basically how it works. If the LLM repeats the same information multiple times, it's considered to be probably true.

Of course, lots of nonsense shit gets repeated many times. "I'm not saying it was aliens or anything, but it was aliens."

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Re: AI and hallucinations.... [View all] electric_blue68 Dec 4 OP

Probabilities. If it seems true, it probably is. MineralMan Dec 4 #1

IMO, it goes back to garbage in, garbage out. it all depends on what data the models are trained on. kysrsoze Dec 4 #2

Oh, woah. Didn't quite follow that when that news came out. electric_blue68 Dec 4 #4

I get it & share your concern with questioning just how AI tells fact from bullshit Attilatheblond Dec 4 #3

I Remember the "garbage in, garbage out" saying. electric_blue68 Dec 4 #5

Please don't use Google's AI Overview. It's often wrong and it's extremely harmful to the internet, highplainsdem Dec 4 #6

TY. I will look at those links... I occasionally just use the Overview.... electric_blue68 Dec 4 #8

Yup. Hugin Dec 4 #10

OT: A newer nuisance, Ai Agents jfz9580m Saturday #14

LM wrongness is getting worse, no way it's to be used for critical operations uponit7771 Dec 4 #7

You can actually set most LLMs to weight objective fact over probabilistic determination. Hellbound Hellhound Dec 4 #9

From reading the intro to the first link... electric_blue68 Dec 4 #11

When workplaces and governments go full AI The Madcap Dec 4 #12

i use it for tech stuff, but am careful with what it tells me..... getagrip_already Dec 4 #13