alt Hacker NewsThis problem is far more insidious than people realise.
It's not about the big confirmations. Most of us catch that andd are reasonably good at it.
It's the subtle continuous colour the "conversations" have.
It's the Reddit echo chamber problem on steroids.
You have a comforting affirming niche right in your pocket.
Every anxiety, every worry, every uncertain thought.
Vomitted to a faceless (for now)"intelligence" and regurgitated with an air of certainty.
Will people have time to ponder at all going forwards?
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mike_ivanov • today at 7:17 PM
Yes. It is all about making uncertain things "certain".
In a funny way it reminds me of writing survey questions. You have to be so careful not to introduce some bias just with the wording, as you can basically nudge the LLM to the answer you want with some little hints in the q e.g. "is it right that..."