Equus simplicidens lived around 4 million years ago in North America, relying on speed, stamina, and herd behavior for protection from predators like early wolves and big cats. Their survival, much like modern equids, depended on strong social structures and collective awareness. Over time, this lineage spread to other continents via land bridges before becoming extinct in North America. evolved into the distinct species of horses, zebras, and donkeys and where reintroduced into the American continent by humans
Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse, lived around 4 million years ago in North America and is considered an ancestor of modern horses, zebras, and donkeys[3][5]. These animals relied on speed, stamina, and herd behavior for protection against predators such as early wolves and big cats[3]. Their survival was supported by strong social structures and collective awareness[3]. Over time, Equus species migrated to other continents via land bridges[4]. They eventually went extinct in North America around 10,000 years ago during the Pleistocene extinction event[1][2][4]. Horses were later reintroduced to the continent by humans in the late 15th century[4].
and they’re correct about not using wikipedia as a source, you use wikipedia as a summary and then verify the information in the ACTUAL sources it cites
I can’t speak for others but when I research a topic it tends to require a collection of wikipedia articles rather then just a few.
If i am really supposed to check every single source then i would not have time to even get to the main subject.
And who verifies those sources? Where i come from having a degree is not proof of understanding. In the end were all ape brains trowing attempts at knowledge around.
It is still rather interesting that i did take the same pattern you mentioned but with AI; I use AI as the summary overview of the concept. Then use wikipedia to verify that information.
I must note my way of learning is not through any academic system. Within such system reliance on established concepts to explain phenomena has more value than individual understanding. So for school work you do indeed want a different source, but i want to learn stuff not chase positive judgement.
You know what really caught me up: where are horses native to?
There are wild horses on the Mongolian steppes.
All other horses are domesticated. Even the free horses in USA and Australia are descendants of domesticated horses.
You’re right! But also, horses were native to North America but they went extinct 10,000 years ago and weren’t introduced until much more recently.
Don’t tell that to a Mormon
PBS Eons has a couple good videos on both horse evolution and domestication.
It’s just a damn good series in general as well
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Equus simplicidens lived around 4 million years ago in North America, relying on speed, stamina, and herd behavior for protection from predators like early wolves and big cats. Their survival, much like modern equids, depended on strong social structures and collective awareness. Over time, this lineage spread to other continents via land bridges before becoming extinct in North America. evolved into the distinct species of horses, zebras, and donkeys and where reintroduced into the American continent by humans
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ChatGPT? Then everyone should assume this is horse shit until verified.
Equus simplicidens, also known as the Hagerman horse, lived around 4 million years ago in North America and is considered an ancestor of modern horses, zebras, and donkeys[3][5]. These animals relied on speed, stamina, and herd behavior for protection against predators such as early wolves and big cats[3]. Their survival was supported by strong social structures and collective awareness[3]. Over time, Equus species migrated to other continents via land bridges[4]. They eventually went extinct in North America around 10,000 years ago during the Pleistocene extinction event[1][2][4]. Horses were later reintroduced to the continent by humans in the late 15th century[4].
Citations: [1] POST-PLEISTOCENE HORSES (EQUUS) FROM MÉXICO https://meridian.allenpress.com/tjs/article/74/1/Article 5/487323/POST-PLEISTOCENE-HORSES-EQUUS-FROM-MEXICO [2] Horses in North America: A Comeback Story | Blog | Nature - PBS https://www.pbs.org/wnet/nature/blog/american-horses-horses-in-north-america-a-comeback-story/ [3] The Hagerman Horse (Equus simplicidens) - National Park Service https://www.nps.gov/articles/000/equus_simplicidens.htm [4] Wild Horses as Native North American Wildlife https://awionline.org/content/wild-horses-native-north-american-wildlife [5] Park Archives: Hagerman Fossil Beds National Monument https://npshistory.com/publications/hafo/index.htm [6] American Zebra (Equus simplicidens) - iNaturalist https://www.inaturalist.org/taxa/317782-Equus-simplicidens [7] Hagerman Horse - Start Packing Idaho https://www.startpackingidaho.com/blog/hagerman-horse/
So, what, did ChatGPT just rip this off wikipedia?
I have no doubt that the majority of LLM models have trained on Wikipedia articles
Yes. If you check the other top Google results you’ll frequently find the articles they plagiarized.
I do have a custom instruction to use Wikipedia as a source where possible.
The difference is i dont need to know what i am looking for i can just ask some a basic question.
Llms are limited and for that reason vey hated on lemmy but they can be very useful when configured right.
Bro…
Just link the Wikipedia.
That requires knowing the names of the pages i need which is practically never the case.
If i have plenty of time to do a deepdive sure but here i wanted a quick fact of the day kinda thing.
My teachers used to say the same about Wikipedia.
I did edit heavily, this is 3 outputs combined including a fact check this using Wikipedia
It does not fail on such basic questions, “fact check this:” in a new instance works more reliably then asking a human.
I think the hate is a bit unwarranted, but be wary that it does sometimes fail anything
and they’re correct about not using wikipedia as a source, you use wikipedia as a summary and then verify the information in the ACTUAL sources it cites
I can’t speak for others but when I research a topic it tends to require a collection of wikipedia articles rather then just a few.
If i am really supposed to check every single source then i would not have time to even get to the main subject.
And who verifies those sources? Where i come from having a degree is not proof of understanding. In the end were all ape brains trowing attempts at knowledge around.
It is still rather interesting that i did take the same pattern you mentioned but with AI; I use AI as the summary overview of the concept. Then use wikipedia to verify that information.
I must note my way of learning is not through any academic system. Within such system reliance on established concepts to explain phenomena has more value than individual understanding. So for school work you do indeed want a different source, but i want to learn stuff not chase positive judgement.