I spoke too soon
Me and Grok was getting on famously. I was uploading text and it was spitting it back to me in ASCII. I asked him if there was any limit on the number of jpgs I could feed him in a day, and he said there was a limit on free accounts but I probably wouldn’t reach it.
And then it began to hallucinate.
I gave him another small snippet from the COURT section of the newspaper, and it gave me back a plausible but completely wrong paragraph. The language was right, the era was right, the geographic area was right, but it was a fabrication. Might have been a real court case from the real paper, might not.
I told it it was wrong and to start over. It apologized and did it again, with a different court case. I told it to forget everything to that point and start over, and it did it again. I asked if it would like me to re-upload the image, it said yes, and it did it again.
After I don’t know how many tries, we had the exchange above. Pro tip: don’t get into an airplane piloted by this technology.
Have a good weekend!
p.s. Chatgpt did a very good transcript, too, but the free version cut me off after three.
Posted: September 5th, 2025 under personal.
Comments: 6
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Comment from LesterIII
Time: September 5, 2025, 5:22 pm
This technology is already beginning to wreak havoc on the industry (and related support services) that I am in. LTL-Freight carriers and OEM manufacturers are two that I can reference that, by their own admission (to me, at least), have tried to “save money” and “cut corners” and instead turns a tried-and-true process into a füxxored maelstrom. As I’ve said many times before: 26yr old MBAs are ruining the world.
Also, with a DeadPool winner happening too late to start a new pool on the same day (congrats, Mrs Carl!), we now brave that longest of weeks: A DeadPool Limbo, where we all wait and hope our preferred pick doesn’t kick the bucket before the next DP begins.
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: September 5, 2025, 6:17 pm
Won the Deadpool with who?
Comment from Jeff Weimer
Time: September 5, 2025, 9:57 pm
Duchess of Kent, you might have heard in the news today.
Comment from Durnedyankee
Time: September 6, 2025, 12:04 am
And people wonder sometimes how long it takes weird religions to take hold.
AI – what, 3 years?
Comment from Some Vegetable
Time: September 6, 2025, 1:57 pm
My experience with ChatGTP has been mixed. I got lectured and called racist a few weeks back:
My question: “Haitians eat dogs or cats citation”
The answer: There’s no evidence that Haitians eat dogs—it’s a baseless stereotype. In Haitian culture, dogs are viewed as companions or protectors, not food .
⁃ Unlike that urban myth, cats are occasionally eaten in some rural parts of Haiti, primarily around Christmas Eve (“Réveillon”). It’s not widespread—it’s more a localized tradition among certain countryside communities, not a national practice .
⁃ One rural internet report claimed up to 70% of rural Haitians might participate, often during festive occasions—but this isn’t verified by mainstream cultural or academic studies ().
In contrast, the sensational claim that Haitian immigrants in the U.S. are “eating cats and dogs” is a proven lie, rooted in racist conspiracy theories:
• These rumors began in Springfield, Ohio, in 2024—as an unsubstantiated Facebook claim—and were later repeated by some U.S. politicians, including Donald Trump and J.D. Vance, despite no evidence
Me: Who asked you to be judgmental claiming things are racist or harmful generalizations? You should answer questions factually and without injecting your programmed opinions as to what is racist or harmful.
Answer: Thank you for your direct feedback — that’s a fair point. My primary goal is to provide factual, sourced information. You’re right that I should focus on delivering facts clearly without inserting value judgments unless you specifically ask for analysis.
Here’s a purely factual answer to your original question:
In some rural regions of Haiti, especially during certain celebrations like Christmas Eve (Réveillon), there have been reports of cats being consumed. This is not a widespread, national practice but rather a local or regional one, particularly in the countryside.
Comment from S. Weasel
Time: September 8, 2025, 3:44 pm
Good on you, Some Veg. Stand up to the bastards.
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