Everyday AI Podcast – An AI and ChatGPT Podcast

EP 68: AI Chatbots Are Lying About The Internet - How to stop them

Jul 28, 2023

Explore the intriguing question of whether major chatbots are truthfully connected to the internet. Understand their limitations and the consequences of misinformation. Discover the rise of Perplexity as a reliable AI search engine with citation capabilities. Learn about recent improvements in Google Bard, as well as its shortcomings. Dive into real-life examples that illustrate how different chatbots handle queries and the importance of critical thinking in navigating AI-generated responses.

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INSIGHT

Chatbots and Internet Access

AI chatbots sometimes struggle with internet access and accuracy.
They can be very useful for research, analysis, and summarization.

ANECDOTE

100 Hours to Minutes

Jordan Wilson spent 100+ hours researching nonprofit partnerships with Nike.
AI could now do this in minutes, highlighting the potential time savings.

ADVICE

Leverage AI for Research

Use AI chats for reading, researching, analyzing, and summarizing information.
This functionality can greatly improve efficiency, regardless of your role.

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Are major chatbots like ChatGPT, Bing Chat, and Bard lying about being connected to the internet? How can we stop chatbots from spitting out wrong information? Today we show you how to make sure your chatbot is connected to the internet and giving correct information.

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Timestamps:
[00:00:18] Daily AI news
[00:10:40] Anthropic testing
[00:15:15] Perplexity testing
[00:20:30] Google Bard testing
[00:23:35] Bing Chat testing
[00:27:35] ChatGPT testing
[00:29:00] ChatGPT Plugin Pack example
[00:33:55] Final Takeaway

Topics Covered in This Episode:
- Limitations of large language models
- Differences between web queries and reading web links
- Importance of understanding the difference for tasks like summarizing articles
- Introduction of Perplexity as an AI search engine known for its ability to provide citations
- Example of how query results can vary using perplexity
- Discussion on Bard and its recent improvements
- Limitations of Bard, including the inability to access specific information
- Summary of Bard's response to a query about episode 47 of the Everyday AI podcast
- Cloud 2's recent update to its website summarization feature
- Testing Cloud 2's summarization accuracy by asking it to summarize a website
- Use of a specific webpage with videos and a transcript to test Cloud 2's summarization
- Cloud 2's updated warning about its limitations and potential for hallucination
- Mention of Intel integrating AI into every platform and revenue driven by AI growth
- Discussion on chatbots being manipulated to produce hate speech, toxic material, and disinformation
- OpenAI CEO's statement on AI destroying jobs
- Sharing of a link to a free course on how to effectively use AI chatbots for internet research.

Keywords:
limitations, large language models, web scraping, cloud-based models, Copilot, accessing the internet, reading websites, web queries, reading web links, summarizing articles, perplexity, AI search engine, citations, query, Bard, updates, inaccuracies, Cloud 2, website summarization, inaccurate information, specific webpage, videos, transcript, warning, hallucination, knowledge cutoff, everyday AI, subscribe, rating, everyday.com, daily newsletter, break some barriers, Intel CEO, AI integration, revenue, AI growth, US researchers, chatbots, hate speech, toxic material, disinformation, OpenAI CEO, job destruction, free course, AI chatbots, internet research.

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