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> the alternative is policy makers making decisions out of their arses

Or, you know, consulting experts.

When the politicians consult experts they usually consult experts who give them the answers they want. They get rid of experts (e.g. Professor Nutt) who give them advice they do not like.

Sometimes they go to the other extreme and think experts are gods, and do not question the advice, check whether other experts would disagree with it etc.

Chatbots excel at giving you the answers you want.

LLMs literally only tell you what you want to hear. They are Dunning-Krueger machines.

Ask it about something you don't know: you'll learn something new.

Ask it about something you do know: you'll raise your eyebrow, "huh that's not quite right..."

Sounds like the media: Gell-Mann Amnesia more than Dunning-Kreuger?

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