5 Questions: Jaime Fernández Fisac: AI has a Loose Relationship with the Truthis

Today's leading large language models have a patchy relationship with the truth. Jaime Fernández Fisac, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Princeton University, has introduced a new taxonomy of what he calls “machine bullshit” that captures the range of ways LLMs skirt around the truth. The term is inspired by an influential 1986 essay, “On Bullshit,” by philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt.

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IEEE Spectrum
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2025-10-01
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https://doi.org/10.1109/mspec.2025.11197285
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Crystal Structures and Properties
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5 Questions: Jaime Fernández Fisac: AI has a Loose Relationship with the Truthis

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Abstract

Today's leading large language models have a patchy relationship with the truth. Jaime Fernández Fisac, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering at Princeton University, has introduced a new taxonomy of what he calls “machine bullshit” that captures the range of ways LLMs skirt around the truth. The term is inspired by an influential 1986 essay, “On Bullshit,” by philosopher Harry G. Frankfurt.

IEEE SpectrumVol. 62(10)
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Crystal Structures and Properties
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