AICYC AND MISINFORMATION

It is an open secret that using LLM alone has a serious factual error rate. This problem extends not just to chatbots but also to new search engines connected to A.I. technologies. In April (2024), a team of Stanford University scientists evaluated four engines powered by A.I. — Bing Chat, NeevaAI, perplexity.ai and YouChat — and found that only about half of the sentences generated by the search engines in response to a query could be fully supported by factual citations. “We believe that these results are concerningly low for systems that may serve as a primary tool for information-seeking users,” the researchers concluded, “especially given their facade of trustworthiness.”

Prompt: Based on the AICYC project description how will the societal threat of LLM misinformation be reduced? 

CHAT: The AICYC project, with its semantic AI model, can indeed play a valuable role in combating misinformation on the internet, whether it is human or AI-generated. Here are a few ways in which AICYC can benefit society in this regard:

1. Fact-checking: AICYC’s semantic AI model can be trained to recognize factual statements and check them against a database of known facts. This can help identify false or misleading claims in news articles, social media posts, and other online content.

2. Identifying sources of misinformation: AICYC can also be trained to recognize patterns in the language used in misinformation, such as the use of emotionally charged language or the repetition of certain phrases. This can help identify sources of misinformation and allow for targeted efforts to combat it.

3. Enhancing media literacy: AICYC can also be used to provide users with information about the credibility of sources and to highlight potential biases in the information they are consuming. This can help users develop a more critical eye when evaluating online content.

4. Improving AI-generated content: Finally, AICYC can be used to improve the quality of AI-generated content by ensuring that it is factually accurate and free from biases. This can help prevent the spread of misinformation that is generated by AI systems.

Overall, the AICYC project has the potential to make a significant contribution to the fight against misinformation on the internet and to help ensure that society has access to accurate and trustworthy information.