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From: Simon Clubley <clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP>
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Subject: Re: AI? Really?
Date: Mon, 20 Jan 2025 13:33:48 -0000 (UTC)
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On 2025-01-18, bill <bill.gunshannon@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> Asked Google
>
> "TRS-80  Software Tools Virtual Operating System"
>
> Got this result at the top of my response generated by whatever AI
> engine they use.
>
> --------------------------------------------------------------------------
> A "TRS-80 Software Tools Virtual Operating System" refers to a software 
> program that allows a modern computer to emulate a vintage TRS-80 
> computer, essentially creating a virtual environment where you can run 
> old TRS-80 software, including operating systems like TRSDOS, by 
> simulating the hardware and functionality of the original machine, 
> letting you access and use programs designed for the TRS-80 on your 
> current computer.
> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------
>

Annoying crap like this is why I have now stopped using Google now they
require Javascript to be enabled for searching.

> That is the biggest pile of steaming poo I have ever seen come out of
> any of the various AI engines I have run into.  Not one piece of it is
> accurate other than the mention of TRSDOS.
>

Ask Perplexity AI to show you the fine-structure constant to 30 decimal
places and it will _still_ do exactly that. :-( In fairness, some AIs
do give you the right answer (including the current uncertainty range)
but the way some of them like Perplexity give you utter nonsense with
such confidence is alarming.

Simon.

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Simon Clubley, clubley@remove_me.eisner.decus.org-Earth.UFP
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