Replying to questions with answer from AI

Is it okay to respond to a question with an answer from AI if you don’t know the answer?

Posted on May 23, 2025 9:44 AM

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Posted on May 23, 2025 10:13 AM

Hello~ Not really. It’s best to respond with a knowledgeable and tested answer from your own experience. Why would you answer a question that you do not know the answer to in the first place?


~Katana-San~

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May 23, 2025 12:03 PM in response to MichaelB10

Thanks for asking.


Picking a topic area here that you know, an excellent suggestion from our wise Katana-san, is easier with the site map handy. Apple somewhat hides it several layers in, but if you bookmark it, it's always handy.


It's here: Site Map - Apple Community


I believe the Terms of Use we all agreed to follow on signing up here answers your AI question in section B.9:


Material submitted must be your own work or work to which you have a license. By posting a Submission, you warrant and represent that you own or otherwise control all of the rights to the information contained in your Submission. Apple has the right, but not the obligation, to remove any Submission that is wholly or substantially created by using generative AI tools. Generative AI tools include image generators (such as Midjourney or Stable Diffusion), large language models (such as GPT-4, PaLM, or Claude), code generation tools (such as Copilot), audio generation tools (such as VALL-E or resemble.ai.), or any other tool or system that primarily functions to automatically generate content or answers for a user.


May 25, 2025 12:33 PM in response to MichaelB10

Here's the number one thing to remember about AI generated results…


They are frequently wrong.


You can put most any question into Google's search, and it will give you an AI generated response at the top ahead of any links. At the bottom of all of these AI results, you'll see this sentence…


AI responses may include mistakes.


In short, don't trust anything AI spits out as infallible. Research and verify.


Semi related. Yesterday, or a couple of days ago, there were two articles about high-priced law firms who submitted AI generated briefs to the court. The judges saw through them pretty quickly and reprimanded both firms. One to the tune of $31,000.

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