Here’s a tip, if you are at all knowledgeable about a subject, and you should be at least somewhat knowledgeable if you’re writing about it to inform other people; then you already know of citations that you would refer to, because you’ve already read those sources you put in the footnotes, because you’ve been learning about the subject from such research materials. The whole point of writing about stuff is to impart the information. Someone nearly clueless about something shouldn’t be the one relied upon to communicate anything on it. And that’s what’s going on if someone is just letting AI chatbots write something, and then not even “fact checking chatbot fake citations” which is really bad. Also doesn’t seem like it could possibly save time in the long run. And it certainly won’t save face! This whole gaffe is especially damning when it comes to an outfit like Deloitte which is supposed to be so fancy and superior in providing quality information and analysis. I’ve always thought that reverence wasn’t deserved when it comes to these companies. But what a way for these companies to finally shit the bed for all the public to see.
My letter to reps from March 2024:
Lying AI should not be doing the people’s business or science. Lives are at stake and the U.S. government and scientific scholars are buying into tech hype boondoggles. Is it corruption, incompetence, or sabotage? Chloe Humbert Mar 22, 2024 I don’t pay taxes to have “AI” making grave bad decisions that impact people’s lives. I’m supposed to have representation as a human in government and lawmakers and government agencies are supposed to actually have people doing the people’s business. We know that these LLMs and chatbots are NOTORIOUS for giving bad information and creating disinformation. Why would FEMA, DHS or any other agency tasked with protecting human lives use this crap technology at all. Is someone getting kickbacks? I want an investigation into this, with advice from experts who are not receiving money to hype this stuff all over the place.