Mistaking Quantity for Quality in Tech and Life
Tech Field Day, Wednesday, May 13th, 2026
AI-generated content abundance raises questions about quality, with LLMs needing human expertise and quality data to be effective.
This Tech Field Day podcast episode explores the trade-off between quantity and quality in the age of AI-generated content. The panelists discuss how Large Language Models, while personally responsive and statistically matched to queries, can mislead users by confidently answering questions without proper insight.
The episode features industry experts including Barbara Roos, Guy Currier, Dave Graham, and Stephen Foskett who examine how these systems work best when paired with human domain expertise and quality data, yet often lack sufficient context.