Know your source: RAGE tool unveils ChatGPT’s sources
New software helps users understand where large language models get their information and whether their sources are trustworthy
By Media Relations
A team of researchers based at the University of Waterloo have created a new tool – nicknamed “RAGE” – that reveals where large language models (LLMs) like ChatGPT are getting their information and whether that information can be trusted.
LLMs like ChatGPT rely on “unsupervised deep learning,” making connections and absorbing information from across the internet in ways that can be difficult for their programmers and users to decipher. Furthermore, LLMs are prone to “hallucination” – that is, they write convincingly about concepts and sources that are either incorrect or nonexistent.
Understanding where LLMs like ChatGPT are getting their information – and ensuring they’re not repeating misinformation – will only become more important as highly sensitive, human-centred industries like the medical and legal sectors adopt these tools, Rorseth said.
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