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Re: How Useful is Gemini/Bard?

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From: Jeremy Echols
Date: Mar 5, 2024 3:32PM

I've found that ChatGPT Plus is often useful, as it will search the web for information that might not be built into the AI. I don't know if Gemini does this as well. But even so, ChatGPT Plus absolutely still makes mistakes.

There are three scenarios where I find that it's particularly bad:

1. Asking about something niche, like a tool that is only in use by university libraries, and/or is just sparsely documented.
2. Asking Something that changes a lot, but has vast articles and documentation for all its versions. Drupal can be a major source of conflicting information online.
3. Asking about something controversial in any way - even if the AI is amazing, it can have trouble deciding who is telling the truth online.

While I've found ChatGPT Plus to be really useful at times, I always double-check its responses when it's an important situation, and in any of the above three scenarios I expect that I'll have to ask a few follow-up questions in addition to double-checking the information.

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Hello David
Another thing to keep in mind when using generative AI It is usually a year and a half to two years out of date.
I usually ask whatever version I’m using, how recent it’s last update was so keep that in mind as well.
Good luck
Dean Vasile


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> Hello WebAIM forum,
>
> I am an NVDA screen reader user, and to preserve some of the "how to"
> I have grown to rely on, I have begun asking the Google A.I.
> assistant, Gemini, how to do specific tasks with my screen reader?
> I am experiencing something of concern in that directions given do not
> always equal experience gained.
> Most recent, trying to link my "pay account" to Fiverr. Their
> accessibility for the vision impaired in my opinion is a joke.
> There is a definite disconnect between what the tutorials intend with
> what experience provides.
> Is this occurrence on the minds of those who produce, administrate,
> and roll out products for general use by the public?
>
> Input appreciated!
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