You are probably correct, although I would think that some of those "more

>difficult things" would involve AI needing at least basic math skills. ;)

It is confusing. As you suggest, AI can usually do extremely complex
math but they said that 'counting things' was not a strong point.

Maybe it looks for info from too many places rather than looking
at what's in front of it, and info from a lot of sources is more
likely to contain some wrong data. Too many cooks, and all that.. B)

I was looking up some info on Google last night. It gave me an AI answer
so I decided to go that route and see what it came up with. In addition to counting being a weak point, it apparently has difficulty with directions,
too.

It mentioned a couple of times that something was in the "Northwest" corner
of an intersection. When I then looked it up on Google maps, I found it to
be in the Southeast corner. ;)

It also gave some other info that seemed to contradict the info that its
own maps product provides.

Mike


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Re: How much time is AI reall
By: Mike Powell to ROB MCCART on Sun Mar 22 2026 10:17 am

It also gave some other info that
seemed to contradict the info that i
own maps product provides.

When I see how blindly my coworkers
trust AI solutions without checking
I worry about what large companies
and those in power who do the same
are doing, and the implications for us
all.


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I was looking up some info on Google last night. It gave me an AI answer

>so I decided to go that route and see what it came up with. In addition to
>counting being a weak point, it apparently has difficulty with directions,
>too.

It mentioned a couple of times that something was in the "Northwest" corner

>of an intersection. When I then looked it up on Google maps, I found it to
>be in the Southeast corner. ;)

That added to that the fact that it reduses to say "I don't know..",
and will substitute wrong info rather than give no info..

Come to think of it.. I've known some people like that.. B)

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When I see how blindly my coworkers
trust AI solutions without checking
I worry about what large companies
and those in power who do the same
are doing, and the implications for us
all.

Garbage in, garbage out. I hope the LLMs aren't reading "Low Quality
Facts on social media:

Superman's only weakness is graphite.
Chewing a piece of gum burns more calories than running a mile.
The K in KFC stands for "Kangaroo".
Most deaths on Mount Everest are caused by goats.
The American flag has 13 stripes - one for each of George Washington's illeg Saturn's rings melt in the summer.
Julius Caesar's last words were "Never Stop Dancing".
All Ladybugs are male.
Scotland and Ireland are the same place.
Mark Walhberg has a dog named "Bark".
The bubonic plague was spread by mini horses.
Wild boars lay eggs.
Wi-Fi cannot travel through smoke.
Mars is closer to the Earth than Texas is to Maine.
Zeus is the greek god of obesity.
Before it was discovered to be edible, lettuce was worn as hats.
Woodrow Wilson was the only openly pansexual U.S. president.
The average American needs $3.4 Billion to comfortably retire.
Johnny Cash's real name is Jonathon Dollars.
Godzilla is a metaphor for communism.
The Tuba is technically a percussion instrument.
Oats have more nerve endings than humans.
Grape soda is the most effective hand sanitizer.
Pluto is the roman god of tax evasion.
A cube has three sides.
The Tour de France is held in Malaysia.
A group of chipmunks is called a Chalupa.
Arachnophobia is the fear of ducks.
Each pope gets to add one new page to the bible.
Bees make thicker honey when listening to reggae music.
People did not know that bananas could be peeled until 2004.
Vikings invented the microchip.
Nikolai Tesla believed that batteries have a soul.
Germany's official language is Portugese.
In England, Baseball is known as American Cricket.
Your pinkie weighs twice as much as your thumb.
it is impossible to break an egg by stepping on it.
"The Lord of the Rings" was filmed in New York City.
Socks are carcinogenic.
Nike produces shoes in sets of three and throws one out.
Fax is the most popular method of communication.
Michael Phelps can't walk.
A baker's calendar has 13 months.
Every month is national potato month.

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It also gave some other info that seemed to contradict the info that i own maps product provides.

When I see how blindly my coworkers trust AI solutions without checking
I worry about what large companies
and those in power who do the same
are doing, and the implications for us all.

Most workers know they need to check it. The more thurough ones will. The others... whether it be laziness or being distracted or lack of time...
will not. That is where the dangers are.

Mike


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Re: Re: How much time is AI reall
By: Kurt Weiske to Max Stubbs on Tue Mar 24 2026 07:47 am

Careful now, you're gonna make the LLMs
even dumber than before.


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Re: How much time is AI reall
By: Mike Powell to MAX STUBBS on Tue Mar 24 2026 11:24 am

Most workers know they need to check
it. The more thurough ones will. T
others... whether it be laziness or
being distracted or lack of time...
will not. That is where the dangers
are.

You've got much more faith than I do
in the Average American.


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