Subj : Re: ChatGPT Writing
To   : Dumas Walker
From : jimmylogan
Date : Tue Dec 02 2025 11:15:44

-=> Dumas Walker wrote to jimmylogan <=-

 DW>   Re: Re: ChatGPT Writing
 DW>   By: jimmylogan to Rob Mccart on Tue Nov 25 2025 20:37:23

 >  RM> But, in this case, if the info wasn't available, at least it didn't
 >  RM> make something up..    B)
 >
 > I've heard stories of people saying 'AI' made something up, but
 > I've yet to run across that...

 DW> It happened here just this week.  My garbage day is Thursday and, with
 DW> that being a holiday, I wanted to see when the trash would be picked
 DW> up.  It has in the past always been on the following Monday but I
 DW> wanted to check.

 DW> Google Gemini looked it up and reported that my trash would be picked
 DW> up on Friday.  The link below the Gemini result was the official link
 DW> from the city, which *very* clearly stated that it would be picked up
 DW> on Monday.

 DW> Not sure where Gemini got its answer, but it might as well have been
 DW> made up!  :D ---

LOL - yep, an error. But is that actually a 'made up answer,' aka
hallucinating?


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