We have all seen AI-based searches available on the web like Copilot, Perplexity, DuckAssist etc, which scour the web for information, present them in a summarized form, and also cite sources in support of the summary.
But how do they know which sources are legitimate and which are simple BS ? Do they exercise judgement while crawling, or do they have some kind of filter list around the “trustworthyness” of various web sources ?
They don’t. That’s why the summaries are almost always wrong or at least irrelevant. Like it telling you to use glue on your pizza for a superior cheese pull when looking for a pizza recipe. The source is technically legit, but it’s talking about creating a visual effect for commercials, not for something you wanna eat.