GPT-6 Pro flags supposed errors in academic papers during routine tasks
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Ethan Mollick says GPT-6 Pro regularly finds supposed errors in academic papers while doing other tasks.
He says confirming those errors and judging their importance still takes substantial time, though he expects that to speed up. He also says current correction mechanisms cannot handle a large flood of such flags.
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Ethan Mollick@emollickXGPT-6 Pro flags supposed errors in academic papers during routine workAIEthan Mollick says GPT-6 Pro regularly finds supposed errors in academic papers as part of other tasks. He says confirming those errors and judging their importance still takes substantial time, though that will speed up. He adds that current mechanisms are not equipped to handle a flood of corrections.
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