I've definitely had AIs thinking and producing good answers about specific things that have definitely not been asked before on the internet. I think the stochastic parrot argument is well and truly dead by now.
I've also experienced this, to an extent, but on qualitative topics the goodness of an answer - beyond basic requirements like being parseable and then plausible - is difficult to evaluate.
They can certainly produce good-sounding answers, but as to the goodness of the advice they contain, YMMV.
I've also experienced this, to an extent, but on qualitative topics the goodness of an answer - beyond basic requirements like being parseable and then plausible - is difficult to evaluate.
They can certainly produce good-sounding answers, but as to the goodness of the advice they contain, YMMV.