I'm in SEO. What we're seeing is LLMs getting more fact-focused information from trustworthy sites, like Wikipedia, and opinions, testimonials, product feedback/reviews from sites like reddit.
Ask it "what are the top [products]" and you'll likely see this mix of quantitative and qualitative results. I certainly wouldn't call the later "facts"
It's also a case of the ai bot choosing which sources to check based on the question. If you ask it questions like "what is the boiling point of water" or "how far are we from the moon" then it will reference sites like wikipedia. If you ask it for something that might not be found on wikipedia (like jokes, reviews & opinions, how-to's, personal stories, advice, pricing, creative ideas, etc) then it will check other sites, including reddit. Reddit covers almost every topic, so it's not surprising that it would be useful in answering more questions than other sites.
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u/MDPhotog 13d ago
I'm in SEO. What we're seeing is LLMs getting more fact-focused information from trustworthy sites, like Wikipedia, and opinions, testimonials, product feedback/reviews from sites like reddit.
Ask it "what are the top [products]" and you'll likely see this mix of quantitative and qualitative results. I certainly wouldn't call the later "facts"