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An LLM is a lossy encyclopedia

(simonwillison.net)
509 points tosh | 3 comments | 29 Aug 25 09:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.401s | source

(the referenced HN thread starts at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45060519)
1. haktan ◴[02 Sep 25 10:07 UTC] No.45101030[source]▶
It's also like someone who knows lots of facts but bad at remembering where they exactly learned it from.
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2. blitzar ◴[02 Sep 25 10:10 UTC] No.45101049[source]▶
and frequently confuses them with other facts they know
3. HeckFeck ◴[02 Sep 25 10:12 UTC] No.45101069[source]▶
And likely when mid-story to invent parts of the story to fill the gaps, rather than admit it is wrong.

Maybe the LLMs aren't so different from us.