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We recorded 4 claims from this post. 2 were checked against evidence. 2 can’t be checked. 10 more are held. Read the post at its source.

Claims from this post (4)

In the order they appear in the post. Each quotation is the speaker’s words in this post. A label such as “Supported” or “Can’t be checked” is the claim’s current assessment; its page has the evidence and the reasons.

  1. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “The App Store is an abomination, your iPhone settings look like a fucking Escher painting, and in its desperation to follow the pack it shoved Apple Intelligence out the door — one of the most invasive and annoying pieces of software to ever grace a computer.”

    What we tested: In its desperation to follow the pack, Apple shoved Apple Intelligence out the door, and it is one of the most invasive and annoying pieces of software ever to grace a computer.

  2. Assessment: Can’t be checkedSaid

    “There is nothing about an LLM that feels like it’s built to provide a real service, other than some sort-of fraudulent copy of something else lacking its soul or utility.”

    What we tested: Nothing about an LLM feels like it is built to provide a real service, other than as some sort-of fraudulent copy of something else that lacks that thing's soul or utility.

  3. Assessment: UnresolvedSaid

    “LLMs are famous not for their efficacy, but their inconsistency, with even ardent AI cultists warning people not to trust their output.”

    What we tested: LLMs are famous for their inconsistency rather than their efficacy, and even ardent AI supporters warn people not to trust their output.

  4. Assessment: UnresolvedSaid

    “One that you can just ask to do some shit and know it’ll do it, and it’d also be very obvious what it could actually do, which is not the case right now. A better ChatGPT would quite literally be a different product.”

    What we tested: ChatGPT currently cannot be relied on to do what it's asked and its capabilities are unclear; a better ChatGPT would be a different product.

Held from this post (10)

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