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AI Citations
I have a question for anyone out there that can assist me in understanding where to find citations for AI generated blocks of information. For example, if I search for "Kirkpatrick's 4 Levels of Learning", I get a block that provides that information. I'm confident it is a correct representation of that information because of my personal background on the topic. However, I would like to see the citations from where the information is sourced by the Articulate AI. Is that available to me? How do I know that the information is not a "hallucination" by the AI engine?
Anyone, please feel free to enlighten me on this topic.
Thanks
FWIW, Microsoft Copilot does cite its sources when responding to a prompt. That way, you know where the information was sourced from, and can at least verify it isn't the product of AI Inbreeding, known as "Habsburg AI."
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That's an interesting question, but I'm not sure there is an answer, other than "the AI engine". As far as I know, these AI engines have been scraping the web for a long time to form their language models and so combine information from several sources to try and provide the best information (which is not always correct). For example, I don't think they take a piece of information from a website and show it to you verbatim.
In my experience I never see citation when using AI such as ChatGPT. For example, I just performed a quick simple query and asked ChatGPT to show me how to write a JavaScript function. I then asked where the information came from, and it did start by saying "The information I provided is based on core JavaScript syntax and functionality, which are well-established standards in programming" but later on did provide a link to "MDN Web Docs (Mozilla Developer Network)." which is a well respected resource for browser based functionality.
So, in a nutshell, it appears you have to ask when using AI. Could you possibly write "Kirkpatrick's 4 Levels of Learning. Also provide where the information was sourced and any relevant citations."?Sam, thanks for your response. When using Microsoft Co-Pilot, you will see links to where the information was gathered at the bottom of the page. FYI
Sam, I like your idea of how to ask the question. I'll give that a go for the citations.
Hi rmleighton,
Thanks for reaching out!
I'm glad to see SamHill was able to provide you with some insight here. Currently, AI Assistant doesn't automatically cite the source of generated content. To learn more, you may want to visit our Articulate AI FAQ page. If you have any questions, please let me know!
