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The problem with AI is how confidently wrong it is. In Lisbon I uploaded a picture of myself on some church steps and asked ChatGPT where that is. I came up with a place I was sure I’d never been. Then I asked if it could be part of some other place and it said sure it’s inside the main church. The pic was clearly outside. Next it gave me a random famous stair that is so clearly different a human could never be fooled. Each of these lies were extremely elaborate citing sources and describing all the things that matched. The only matching experience was with a taxi in Delhi some 20 years ago where the driver pretended to know where he was going and when I further questioned him he said the 40 story hotel I am looking for has been demolished 5 years after opening. At least he has monetary interest in lying to me so I enter his cab.


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