AI fails

[briantrumpet]

Incidentally

 

[The Crofted Crest]

I once googled a phrase because I wasn't sure it was acceptable English. Google came back with just two hits, both written by me.

 

[Psamathe]

I once googled a phrase because I wasn't sure it was acceptable English. Google came back with just two hits, both written by me.

Was that a standard (non-AI) Google search, an AI based search or an AI answer. "Hits" are normally just standard search engine results as opposed to AI answers.

I block AI access to my personal website for LLM/AI training but allow it for search. Even OpenAI has a search function where they direct the user to your site (get a fair number of visits from Open AI search but they are visits to my website rather than justLLMs repeating what I wrote).

It's generally pretty easy to block search engines from indexing your site though if publishing on somebody elses site then you'd likely be dependent on the policy of the site you chose to use.

 

[The Crofted Crest]

Standard Google, years before the AI bubble.

 

[briantrumpet]

Standard Google, years before the AI bubble.

Was it here or elsewhere that someone mentioned all one has to do is to do the Boolean "-ai" in Google searches now, and you cut out the Google AI default?

 

[Psamathe]

Was it here or elsewhere that someone mentioned all one has to do is to do the Boolean "-ai" in Google searches now, and you cut out the Google AI default?

I use &udm=14" for google (which gives you the web search without anything AI.

eg https://www.google.com/search?q=search+clue&udm=14

But I don't type it in every search but automated it (ie it always adds the parameter so I never get AI results..

 

[briantrumpet]

Worth a bit of your time. AI and other stuff.

 

[briantrumpet]

If you want a diversion from talking about Scottish ex-politicians, there's a rather lovely case where a judge suspected AI might have been used in preparing a court submission, and then in response to his concerns. Jump to point 22 and carry on from there...

https://www.bailii.org/ew/cases/EWHC/Ch/2026/1199.html

 

[briantrumpet]

Haha, did no-one at Paramount+ think "Hmm, does William Shatner really look like that?" (I'm assuming that this is genuine - the comments seem to confirm that it is.)

 

[briantrumpet]

Pretty impressive result from acupuncture, you'd have to agree.

 

[secretsqirrel]

Pretty impressive result from acupuncture, you'd have to agree.

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That reminds me of a skiing accident I had few years ago. Broke a few bones.

 

[Pblakeney]

Pretty impressive result from acupuncture, you'd have to agree.

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The 1st World is fücked. The 3rd World may be fine (global warming permitting).
Is this how the meek inherit the earth?

 

[briantrumpet]

An amusing read about Google's AI overview.

https://opus.ing/p/google-ai-really-confused-about-fish-days-week

 

[briantrumpet]

An interesting piece, even if she's got it all wrong (I don't think she has, but what do I know?). And a nice bit of writing, even if she is wrong.

https://ashley.rolfmore.com/ai-is-just-another-gerbil-in-the-sack/

Oh, and she seems to know a lot about tech, as that's her job. https://ashley.rolfmore.com/hire-me/

 

[briantrumpet]

Ashley has got back to me and recommended this gov.uk AI primer as being really good. Looks worth a read, bit 0h35 is too late to start it!

https://www.gov.uk/government/publi...k-for-the-uk-government-html#understanding-ai