Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe

Using your AI chatbot as a search engine? Be careful what you believe

Generative AI relies on huge bodies of text, from which it measures the odds of words appearing next to each other. Photo: 123rf During the first world war, the British government was looking for ways to help people stretch their limited food supplies. It found pamphlets from a noted 19th-century herbalist who said rhubarb leaves…