Frank Podmore
@frankpodmore.bsky.social
Award-winning poet published in @pwritersu.com, @stanzacannon.bsky.social, @apparitionlit.com and others; occasional opinions for @roadcc.bsky.social, @labourlist.bsky.social and Sublation Magazine
Man, I don't know about that. IIRC his definition of socialism was something like 'It's just common sense: you look after me, I look after you, we all look after each other', which might be even *more* vapid than this (though less potentially mass murder-y)
December 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
Man, I don't know about that. IIRC his definition of socialism was something like 'It's just common sense: you look after me, I look after you, we all look after each other', which might be even *more* vapid than this (though less potentially mass murder-y)
They long for the feel of the wind in the hair they don't have
December 2, 2025 at 11:12 AM
They long for the feel of the wind in the hair they don't have
Reposted by Frank Podmore
In the caving and cave rescue world it has more been a problem of YouTubers promoting themselves. I'm not aware of any LLM issues yet. But it's a much less popular pastime.
December 2, 2025 at 11:11 AM
In the caving and cave rescue world it has more been a problem of YouTubers promoting themselves. I'm not aware of any LLM issues yet. But it's a much less popular pastime.
Reposted by Frank Podmore
LLMs are a statistical language predictor, not a source of knowledge.
December 2, 2025 at 10:58 AM
LLMs are a statistical language predictor, not a source of knowledge.
Thread possibly of interest to @edzitron.com @jamesrball.com for the LLM stuff. I don't know if I know any outdoorsy people on here?
December 2, 2025 at 10:45 AM
Thread possibly of interest to @edzitron.com @jamesrball.com for the LLM stuff. I don't know if I know any outdoorsy people on here?
Finally: I hope the above info is useful. I spent time researching it and obviously, since I'm publishing it here, no one wanted to pay me to write it up. Feel free to hire me for things if you too think info like this might save someone's life!
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Finally: I hope the above info is useful. I spent time researching it and obviously, since I'm publishing it here, no one wanted to pay me to write it up. Feel free to hire me for things if you too think info like this might save someone's life!
Right, I think that's enough. In general:
DO: trust organisations like the above
DO: check multiple sources
DO NOT: trust lone, unsourced comments, even from what appear to be real people
DO NOT: trust any LLM with your life
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DO: trust organisations like the above
DO: check multiple sources
DO NOT: trust lone, unsourced comments, even from what appear to be real people
DO NOT: trust any LLM with your life
/🧵
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Right, I think that's enough. In general:
DO: trust organisations like the above
DO: check multiple sources
DO NOT: trust lone, unsourced comments, even from what appear to be real people
DO NOT: trust any LLM with your life
/🧵
DO: trust organisations like the above
DO: check multiple sources
DO NOT: trust lone, unsourced comments, even from what appear to be real people
DO NOT: trust any LLM with your life
/🧵
Rockfax publish accurate information about climbing locations and how to get there (they will not send you off a cliff, like the LLM in the QT post above!). Their websites ukclimbing.com and ukhillwalking.com are also useful:
rockfax.com
rockfax.com
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December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
Rockfax publish accurate information about climbing locations and how to get there (they will not send you off a cliff, like the LLM in the QT post above!). Their websites ukclimbing.com and ukhillwalking.com are also useful:
rockfax.com
rockfax.com
In the UK, you can use Ordnance Survey Maps for wayfinding. Your local library may well have OS maps you can borrow, and they have a very useful app (technology is not bad!) www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
Ordnance Survey | Great Britain's national mapping service
Discover Ordnance Survey's trusted geospatial data and maps, and unlock location insight and intelligence.
www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
In the UK, you can use Ordnance Survey Maps for wayfinding. Your local library may well have OS maps you can borrow, and they have a very useful app (technology is not bad!) www.ordnancesurvey.co.uk
This brings me back to my earlier point:
Do not trust strangers on the internet.
If you're doing anything at all risky - and that includes many outdoor activities - you need to go to legitimate sources. Fortunately, there are lots of these:
Do not trust strangers on the internet.
If you're doing anything at all risky - and that includes many outdoor activities - you need to go to legitimate sources. Fortunately, there are lots of these:
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
This brings me back to my earlier point:
Do not trust strangers on the internet.
If you're doing anything at all risky - and that includes many outdoor activities - you need to go to legitimate sources. Fortunately, there are lots of these:
Do not trust strangers on the internet.
If you're doing anything at all risky - and that includes many outdoor activities - you need to go to legitimate sources. Fortunately, there are lots of these:
It's one thing people directly asking ChatGPT for information about the outdoors (DO NOT DO THIS! BAD IDEA!) but another entirely when LLMs are for some reason being used to reply to people *without the LLM IDing itself as such...*
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
It's one thing people directly asking ChatGPT for information about the outdoors (DO NOT DO THIS! BAD IDEA!) but another entirely when LLMs are for some reason being used to reply to people *without the LLM IDing itself as such...*
(Aside: I find it extraordinary that OpenAI admit that ChatGPT produces 'incorrect information' given their other claims about its supposed benefits)
Regardless, the original QT from @walkhighlands.co.uk shows a different issue from what I was researching...
bsky.app/profile/walk...
Regardless, the original QT from @walkhighlands.co.uk shows a different issue from what I was researching...
bsky.app/profile/walk...
This is a heads-up about fake AI accounts which have proliferated across social media.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
The screenshot is from a genuine thread asking for advice on a mountain route; there are plenty of useful, real human replies.
The attempted reply (we stopped it) looks very real - but it is from an AI bot.
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
(Aside: I find it extraordinary that OpenAI admit that ChatGPT produces 'incorrect information' given their other claims about its supposed benefits)
Regardless, the original QT from @walkhighlands.co.uk shows a different issue from what I was researching...
bsky.app/profile/walk...
Regardless, the original QT from @walkhighlands.co.uk shows a different issue from what I was researching...
bsky.app/profile/walk...
I also asked OpenAI about this issue and they told me that:
'ChatGPT can produce incorrect or misleading outputs. Sometimes, it might sound confident—even when it’s wrong. That’s why we encourage users to approach ChatGPT critically and verify important information'
help.openai.com/en/articles/...
'ChatGPT can produce incorrect or misleading outputs. Sometimes, it might sound confident—even when it’s wrong. That’s why we encourage users to approach ChatGPT critically and verify important information'
help.openai.com/en/articles/...
Does ChatGPT tell the truth? | OpenAI Help Center
Understand when ChatGPT can be trusted, what it might get wrong, and how to critically assess its responses.
help.openai.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
I also asked OpenAI about this issue and they told me that:
'ChatGPT can produce incorrect or misleading outputs. Sometimes, it might sound confident—even when it’s wrong. That’s why we encourage users to approach ChatGPT critically and verify important information'
help.openai.com/en/articles/...
'ChatGPT can produce incorrect or misleading outputs. Sometimes, it might sound confident—even when it’s wrong. That’s why we encourage users to approach ChatGPT critically and verify important information'
help.openai.com/en/articles/...
But Mountain Rescue in the UK told me that rescues (and deaths) were *down* over the same period. This isn't to say that LLMs haven't caused problems for individuals! For example, these two people were nearly killed by inaccurate info about tide times:
uk.news.yahoo.com/restaurant-b...
uk.news.yahoo.com/restaurant-b...
Restaurant boss saves two people's lives after desperately shouting for them to stop
He ran out of the restaurant and warned the pair to turn back
uk.news.yahoo.com
December 2, 2025 at 10:29 AM
But Mountain Rescue in the UK told me that rescues (and deaths) were *down* over the same period. This isn't to say that LLMs haven't caused problems for individuals! For example, these two people were nearly killed by inaccurate info about tide times:
uk.news.yahoo.com/restaurant-b...
uk.news.yahoo.com/restaurant-b...