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. 2023 Oct;23(10):102-104.
doi: 10.1080/15265161.2023.2250294. Epub 2023 Oct 9.

The Epistemological Danger of Large Language Models

Elise Li Zheng  1 , Sandra Soo-Jin Lee  1
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The Epistemological Danger of Large Language Models

Elise Li Zheng et al. Am J Bioeth. 2023 Oct.
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