Geography According to ChatGPT -- How Generative AI Represents and Reasons about Geography

ArXi:2603.18881v1 Announce Type: new Understanding how AI will represent and reason about geography should be a key concern for all of us, as the broader public increasingly interacts with spaces and places through these systems. Similarly, in line with the nature of foundation models, our own research often relies on pre-trained models. Hence, understanding what world AI systems construct is as important as evaluating their accuracy, including factual recall.