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AI Nonsense

Posted on August 9, 2025 by Lachlan Wetherall
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Google’s AI (Accelerated Ineptitude) continues to infuriate me. Take the following screenshot as an example.

  • The first sentence is correct but maddeningly vague.
  • The second sentence is correct.
  • The third sentence is false.
  • The photo is of the former Adamstown police station, not Lambton!
Google’s AI nonsense on display.

I just wish it would all go away 🙁

Posted in Google, The Internet | 2 Replies

Approximately precise

Posted on November 15, 2019 by Lachlan Wetherall
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I suppose when you’re getting an answer from a computer, the definition of ‘approximate’ is going to be different from a human … like 7 digits of precision!

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