Same is true of Google search “summaries” where quite often I click on the link provided and it doesn’t support the statement Google made.
BTW, this post would be more convincing if it wasn’t written in Claude voice itself!
wrs
I don't even know if I disagree with this post, but this seems really astroturfed. Why are there two anti-Perplexity articles from independent research firms with identical websites on the front-page of HN right now, submitted by the same person? Am I going crazy?
This is why lawyers have been getting in trouble using AI to review case law or (worse) to generate documents.
It creates citations and references that look close enough to be plausible but are just made up of thin air. CA passed a law explicitly requiring lawyers to review AI-generated documents that is now before the governor for signing (previously, lawyers were ethically expected to review documents submitted to the court or provided to clients but that doesn't have the same level of force as an explicit requirement).
gamblor956
If you are building your own harness that does correct citations, is the correct thing to give AI access to some deterministic tool that allows it to actually copy paste parts of documents its reading (with links), rather than stochastic reproduction that they do by default?
abdullahkhalids
I noticed this personally. Saw a citation with a preview for source A, which I knew was reliable. Checked, and it referenced a Reddit article and various other less reliable sources. Was a direct citation too that actually wasn't.
Gecko4072
100% my experience with this service. The intent is good, but it seems they're still in the "fake it until you make it" stage.
betree
Unsurprising, if you’ve ever clicked some of these citations they always seemed like they’re from the back alley of the internet
Now do OpenEvidence :)
slaw3
I felt that myself.
And I have the same problem with gemini
motbus3
This plus AI just citing AI slop. Theres a real downward spiral unfolding with the quality of information available on the internet.
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Also posted today is this HN thread:
https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49536375
Containing this link:
https://trellner.com/reports/manufactured-sources-behind-ai-...
Which has the exact same layout and very similar About page as "trellner.com"
https://hausresearch.com/about/
https://trellner.com/about/
breakpointalpha
BTW, this post would be more convincing if it wasn’t written in Claude voice itself!
wrs
(see https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49536375, left a comment there also)
nightpool
It creates citations and references that look close enough to be plausible but are just made up of thin air. CA passed a law explicitly requiring lawyers to review AI-generated documents that is now before the governor for signing (previously, lawyers were ethically expected to review documents submitted to the court or provided to clients but that doesn't have the same level of force as an explicit requirement).
gamblor956
abdullahkhalids
Gecko4072
betree
Now do OpenEvidence :)
slaw3
motbus3
cmiles8