how does AI know things?

where do i start?

what it is: It doesn't look facts up. It predicts them from patterns it learned, which is why it can sound completely sure and be completely wrong.

why you’d want it: So you know when to trust it and when to make it show its work.

steal this

Ask “what's your source?” Turn on web search. Give it your own document to work from.

try it now

Ask your chatbot something you already know the answer to, about your own town or your own job. Then ask “what's your source for that?” If it can't point to one, turn on web search and ask again. That's the difference between remembering and checking.

stuck on this one? email me and say where. i answer, usually the same day.

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