CZM Rewind: The Academics That Think ChatGPT Is BS | Better Offline

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CZM Rewind: The Academics That Think ChatGPT Is BS | Better Offline

In a paper released earlier this year, three academics from the University of Glasgow classified ChatGPT's outputs not as "lies," but as "BS" - as defined by philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt in "on BS" (and yes I'm censoring that) - and created one of the most enjoyable and prescient papers ever written. In this episode, Ed Zitron is joined by academics Michael Townsen Hicks, James Humphries and Joe Slater in a free-wheeling conversation about ChatGPT's mediocrity - and how it's not built to represent the world at all.

Paper: https://link.springer.com/article/10....
Michael Townsen Hicks: https://www.townsenhicks.com/
Joe Slater: https://www.gla.ac.uk/schools/humanit...

Original Air Date: 7.18.24

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Original Air Date: August 13, 2025

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