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Critical Generative AI literacy

This guide will help you take a critical approach to generative AI.

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Searching for facts

Be aware that a tool like ChatGPT might not have access to current information and may generate answers based on data that is actually a few years old. The free version of ChatGPT was trained on data up to September 2021. In addition, it may generate inaccurate, misleading or false information.

Tools like Bing Chat and Google Gemini work in a similar way to ChatGPT, but can access information from the internet, and are aimed more at being search tools. There are also ChatGPT browser extensions and plugins that will allow you to connect ChatGPT to current information sources. However some of these features are only available to users with a paid ChatGPT Pro account.

You are more likely to find accurate, up to date information using a fact-checked, edited source such as encyclopedias, textbooks, or reliable websites. 
 

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