Why do AI chats make up sources?
AI chats write the words most likely to come next. A citation is just more words, so it can look perfect and not exist. In 2023 a US court fined lawyers $5,000 for filing cases ChatGPT made up.
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One ad company said it could do that, and sold it as "Active Listening". The FTC says it never listened to anyone. It was reselling email lists.
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Phone batteries run on chemistry, and cold slows it down. The drop is temporary. Warm the phone up and the battery goes back to normal.
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Ask an AI chat a simple question and it might hand you a study that was never written. Here's why, and how to check one yourself.
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