My thoughts on Is AI a good research assistant: Is AI a good research assistant

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  • Is AI a good research assistant: Wading through AI - Episode 9
  • Yes, this is validating. LLMs cannot read between the lines. They cannot have human like humor, but humor aside, it cannot even fact-check itself. Yes, once you have the piece yourself, it can do specific things to check, but it cannot do something a human with curiosity and discipline can.
  • The Gemini banter is so good. Its in its own league of no league. I am not sure about GPT and Claude personality, they both have quirks. GPT’s reading style is a bit disappointing and Claude’s confidence is just jarring.