Language models cannot reliably distinguish belief from knowledge and fact
From Science TLDR by Raymond Ruff
November 7, 2025 · 15 min · Episode 58
About this episode
This episode discusses the limitations of language models in distinguishing between belief, knowledge, and fact.
https://doi.org/10.1038/s42256-025-01113-8
People in this episode
Host: Raymond Ruff
Topics covered
- language models
- belief
- knowledge
- fact
- AI limitations
- cognitive science
Keywords
- language models
- belief
- knowledge
- fact
- artificial intelligence
- cognitive science
- limitations
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Organizations: Nature
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