Ditto Cra-z1's thoughts, intellectual property infringement rights. Seems the whole media is full of AI Slop these days, any category of any topic you would wish to explore. I suppose because it's easy and little to no actual trips to a Library required.
The problem is Clay that a lot of the information it gives you is wrong, when I was trying to find clutch slave sizes for different models nearly every answer I got was wrong !!!!
All the AI does is search out information already posted/published elsewhere, unfortunately it has no idea as to whether or not that information is correct so be wary and try to only use "trusted" sources
We've seen the same thing and variations thereof, wherein AI answers contradict each other.
In AI's defense, if the database is derived from info contained only from within a manufacturer’s tech manual, there's little to no ambiguity in the reference. The two problems I see are,
1) The infamous incorrect cam cap torque value in one of Mama Kaw's FSM for whatever model that was. Can AI identify that and, offer corrected info?
2) Far more damaging to accuracy is if 'field lore' is allowed to sneak in. I'd consider field lore to be anything that isn't documented in manufacturer's tech publicans. Some field lore is time-tested and trustworthy. Some is not. This invokes the '
GIGO' concept from the earliest days of computing -
Garbage
In,
Garbage
Out.
Some years ago we were driving a 2-lane road while following GPS directions. A potential route requiring a right turn appeared on-screen not far ahead. The suggested 'road' was clearly a straight, raised berm through a flat field that had obviously lain fallow for a long time. The berm was completely overgrown with brush and small trees. It was 1-lane sized, that was maybe paved, maybe gravel, many decades ago. The suggested right turn was through a gap in a rusty wire cattle fence.
There's still no substitute for a backup paper map as reference and a thinking human.
Not unlike the GPS indicating a phantom road, the thinking human must be fully engaged in the equation when it comes to AI answers. Phrasing the same question differently sometimes results in quite different responses from an AI. Don’t take the first answer as gospel.
Another word for artificial is 'false', i.e. 'false intelligence'. Something to keep in mind...
To (very loosely) paraphrase Theodore Roosevelt, "Believe AI faintly and carry a big mind."
Good Ridin'
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