Artificial Ignorance

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In this community we share the best (worst?) examples of Artificial "Intelligence" being completely moronic. Did an AI give you the totally wrong answer and then in the same sentence contradict itself? Did it misquote a Wikipedia article with the exact wrong answer? Maybe it completely misinterpreted your image prompt and "created" something ridiculous.

Post your screenshots here, ideally showing the prompt and the epic stupidity.

Let's keep it light and fun, and embarrass the hell out of these Artificial Ignoramuses.

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It’s Called Silicon Sampling, and It’s Going to Ruin Public Opinion Polling (dnyuz.com)

submitted 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) by streetfestival@lemmy.ca to c/ArtificialIgnorance@lemmy.ca

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A recent Axios story on maternal health policy referenced “findings” that a majority of people trusted their doctors and nurses. On the surface, there’s nothing unusual about that. What wasn’t originally mentioned, however, was that these findings were made up.

The practice ['AI' start-up] Aaru used is called silicon sampling, and it’s suddenly everywhere. The idea behind silicon sampling is simple and tantalizing. Because large language models can generate responses that emulate human answers, polling companies see an opportunity to use A.I. agents to simulate survey responses at a small fraction of the cost and time required for traditional polling.

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[–] brucethemoose@lemmy.world 7 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago)

If you're wondering why Axios (linked in the article) is so "soft" on this AI polling:

https://www.axios.com/2025/01/15/open-ai-axios-local-newsrooms-funding-deal

Shame, as I've read Axios for years. I still do, but they're clearly shilling for OpenAI now.