Commentary: Model Epistemics Remain Weak in Asymmetric Situations
repligate · x · 2026-08-29
The author notes that models have 'poor epistemics' when measured against top human standards, especially in difficult epistemic situations with unfavorable information asymmetries. This poor performance also applies to cases of distrust, where models assume information is fake or a trick when it is not.
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