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Author criticized for AI-assisted research book with invented quotes

A book by Mr. Rosenbaum, which discusses the future of truth and AI-assisted research, has been criticized for containing misattributed and invented quotes. Rosenbaum stated the book serves as a warning about the risks of AI-assisted research, but the author of the Mastodon post argues that "AI" is merely a marketing term for LLMs. The post expresses concern that such inaccuracies will become normalized, likening LLMs to "ultra-processed food" in terms of acceptable compromise. AI

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IMPACT Critiques of AI-assisted research highlight potential normalization of inaccuracies, impacting trust in AI-generated content.

RANK_REASON The cluster discusses an opinion piece criticizing a book and its author's use of AI, rather than a core AI development or release.

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  1. Mastodon — fosstodon.org TIER_1 · [email protected] ·

    On how to unconvincingly weasel your way out of a big LLM 💩 … […] Mr. Rosenbaum’s book contains many quotes that are accurate, but the misattributed and invente

    On how to unconvincingly weasel your way out of a big LLM 💩 … […] Mr. Rosenbaum’s book contains many quotes that are accurate, but the misattributed and invented quotes are scattered throughout. […] In his statement, Mr. Rosenbaum said that if the episode “serves as a warning abo…