We have all seen AI-based searches available on the web like Copilot, Perplexity, DuckAssist etc, which scour the web for information, present them in a summarized form, and also cite sources in support of the summary.

But how do they know which sources are legitimate and which are simple BS ? Do they exercise judgement while crawling, or do they have some kind of filter list around the “trustworthyness” of various web sources ?

  • Flax@feddit.ukEnglish
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    7 days ago

    I don’t think they do. Probably just go for a popular opinion

    1000076612

    I’ve had AI flat out lie to me before. Or get confused. Once told me that King Charles III married Queen Camilla in 1974.