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Myths & Misconceptions
Debunking the most common misunderstandings about AI.
4 questions
Do LLMs remember your previous conversations?Beginnermyth-bust→
No, not by default: a base LLM has no memory of your past conversations. Every time you start a new chat, the model has no idea wh…
Is everything an LLM tells you fact-checked?Beginnermyth-bust→
No, not automatically. When an LLM answers you, it isn't looking anything up or checking a fact against a source in real time — it…
Do LLMs actually understand what they're saying?Intermediatemyth-bust→
Nobody actually knows for sure, and that's the honest answer — AI researchers are genuinely split on this, with surveys of the fie…
Will LLMs become conscious?Advancedmyth-bust→
Nobody knows, and that's the honest answer, not a dodge. LLMs like ChatGPT and Claude are next-token predictors trained on text; t…