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Can LLMs accurately recall the Bible?

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223 points benkaiser | 2 comments | 29 Dec 24 03:44 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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waynecochran ◴[29 Dec 24 20:41 UTC] No.42542880[source]▶
I find LLM's good for asking certain kinds of Biblical questions. For example, you can ask it to list the occurrences of some event, or something like "list all the Levitical sacrifices," "what sins required a sin offering in the OT," "Where in the Old Testament is God referred to as 'The Name'?" When asking LLM's to provide actual interpretations you should know that you are on shaky ground.
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1. nwatson ◴[30 Dec 24 04:28 UTC] No.42546482[source]▶
The LLMs have been fed the critique and analysis and discussion of all manner of biblical passages. The LLMs usually give great interpretations and even contrast different theological takes on such passages.
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2. waynecochran ◴[31 Dec 24 14:38 UTC] No.42558930[source]▶
Yeah -- I ask it interpreted questions all the time, but just like for programming, I realize answers that appear good are often just plain wrong. I do know you can ask it leading questions if you want answers with a certain theological bent. e.g. "Did the judgments of Revelation 8 and 9 occur in the first century?"