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An LLM is a lossy encyclopedia

(simonwillison.net)
509 points tosh | 1 comments | 29 Aug 25 09:40 UTC | HN request time: 0.2s | source

(the referenced HN thread starts at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45060519)
1. namlem ◴[02 Sep 25 15:40 UTC] No.45104542[source]▶
Encyclopedias are already lossy. Top LLMs seem to be less lossy than top encyclopedias tbh.