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Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour

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From not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev)
Subject Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour
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Rod Speed <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
> Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> wrote
>> "This shouldn't come as a surprise. After all, "AI" tools have no
>>  understanding, no intelligence, no context, and they can't actually
>>  make sense of anything. They are glorified pachinko machines with
>>  the output - the ball - tumbling down the most likely path between
>>  the pins based on nothing but chance and which pins it has already
>>  hit.
> 
> Just did this one,
> https://grok.com/share/bGVnYWN5_ff894a2f-e630-4557-92e9-435a87b51d91
> 
> That result is nothing even remotely like what you would
> get from a glorified pachinko machine and yes I got that
> question from that news item in the ABC Just In feed and
> didnt get as useful a result from google

I get this page from a brewery by searching for "handles of beer"
with Duck Duck Go, which contradicts the "425-450mL" range given
in your AI answer ans disputes that it's the same as a schooner
in the NT:

https://stoneandwood.com.au/blogs/all/our-guide-to-australias-beer-sizes-and-names

"The Northern Territory's beer sizes
 
 The Northern Territory's more tropical weather makes larger sizes 
 slightly less popular to the average drinker, as they go warm quick 
 if not enjoyed fast enough.
 
 Ask for a handle of beer if you're after a 285mL, smaller beer to 
 enjoy (although middy or pot are generally accepted too). These may 
 come with a handle, so you don't warm the beer too quickly holding 
 it in your hand.
 
 Schooners are the same as most other regions of Australia, coming 
 in at 425mL. Pints and jugs are also the same at 570mL and 1,140mL."

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  Re: Testing suggests Google’s AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-08 10:28 +1000
    Re: Testing suggests Google’s AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour Ozix <ozix@xizo.am> - 2026-04-08 13:04 +0800
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  Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-04-14 09:05 +1000
    Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-14 09:51 +1000
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    Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-14 14:41 +1000
      Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-04-15 08:43 +1000
        Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-15 09:10 +1000
          Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-04-15 09:18 +1000
            Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-15 09:37 +1000
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                Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-18 11:49 +1000
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                Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-23 08:21 +1000
                Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour Computer Nerd Kev <not@telling.you.invalid> - 2026-04-23 13:50 +1000
                Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-23 17:04 +1000
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                Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-26 08:47 +1000
                Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour not@telling.you.invalid (Computer Nerd Kev) - 2026-04-27 09:14 +1000
                Re: Testing suggests Google's AI Overviews tell millions of lies per hour "Rod Speed" <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> - 2026-04-27 14:07 +1000

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