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[–] ordnance_qf_17_pounder@reddthat.com 18 points 3 months ago (3 children)

I got this beauty yesterday. I was randomly asking about how throat lozenges work.

I really can't seem to see the connection between me being into video games/tech, and me potentially wanting to make my own throat lozenges.

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 5 points 3 months ago

Hi, we've been trying to reach you regarding your vehicle's extended warranty...

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 3 points 3 months ago

"Would you like me to provide links to some lozenge DIY kit Amazon pages so that you can compare prices?"

[–] over_clox@lemmy.world 13 points 3 months ago

If you take a core sample of a human, you can determine exactly when the person died.

The more you know...

[–] overkrill@lemmy.dbzer0.com 12 points 3 months ago (1 children)

despite being completely unhelpful, this answer is oddly more wholesome than the old "cut down count rings"

then again all the trees being starved of water by the data center may disagree

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 months ago

You don't have to cut a tree down to count the rings. A small, cylindrical core sample can be taken, similar to what we do for ice.

[–] blimthepixie@lemmy.dbzer0.com 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Saves cutting it down to count the rings 

[–] MeowZedong@lemmygrad.ml 5 points 3 months ago

Or just taking a small core sample to do the same thing.

[–] troybot@midwest.social 10 points 3 months ago (1 children)

In Africa, a tree's age is determined by how long ago it was planted.

[–] alt_xa_23@lemmy.world 4 points 3 months ago

Osvaldo12, is that you?

[–] BeMoreCareful@lemmy.world 10 points 3 months ago

You can tell by the way it is.

[–] troybot@midwest.social 8 points 3 months ago

You can tell that it's an Aspen tree because of the way it is

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 7 points 3 months ago

Qui-gon Jin to Jar Jar Binks: The ability to speak does not make you intelligent. Now get out of here.

[–] Where_art_thou@lemmy.world 6 points 3 months ago

1 tree's worth of water was used to give you that answer

[–] mhzawadi@lemmy.horwood.cloud 4 points 3 months ago

About right for an AI answer, garbage in garbage out

[–] argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

@sharkfucker420

I mean, it's not wrong.

[–] sharkfucker420@lemmy.ml 1 points 3 months ago

The best kind of correct

[–] LeeeroooyJeeenkiiins@hexbear.net 3 points 3 months ago

it isn't wrong!

[–] doomkernel@sopuli.xyz 3 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Its not wrong though

[–] tomiant@piefed.social 2 points 3 months ago

It is wrong in that it does not perform the task expected of the user. The user wants to know how to determine the age of a tree, if the user already knew the age of the tree they wouldn't be asking.

If it answered that 1+1=2 it also would not be wrong, but it would still be a useless answer, which is wrong in that it is not what the user asked for.

[–] Zagorath@aussie.zone 3 points 3 months ago

Transcription:A screenshot of a Google search for "how to find out how old is a tree". The response is AI stating:

If you know when the tree was planted, you can easily and accurately determine its age.