The honest answer.
IT DEPENDS ENTIRELY ON WHAT KIND OF THING
FOR LANGUAGE TASKS
Rewriting, summarising, structuring, explaining. Generally reliable.
FOR MATERIAL YOU PROVIDED
Reliable, because the answer comes from the text in front of it.
FOR WELL-ESTABLISHED CONCEPTS
Generally reliable, and verify anything you will act on.
FOR SPECIFIC FACTS
Not reliable. Figures, names, dates, citations, prices, specifications.
FOR CURRENT INFORMATION
Not reliable without search.
FOR LOCAL AND NIGERIAN SPECIFICS
Particularly unreliable, and confidently so.
FOR ARITHMETIC
Not reliable.
THE PRACTICAL RULE
Trust it with language. Do not trust it with facts.
Supply the facts yourself and let it do the writing.
THE TEST
What happens if this is wrong? Verify in proportion to that answer.
