A quick note about internet search tools like GROK AI. I know I recommended that people use GROK AI to fact check - but I want to warn you of a problem that I’ve found. I've learned that GROK only searches certain sources to fact check and therefore is either often incomplete or wrong when it comes to "real-time" searches and conclusions.
For instance, today, I asked GROK AI to give me a transcript of Putin's statement on the Ukraine war and it said there was no such statement. I knew there was because I saw it online. I just wanted a transcript.
When I gave GROK the transcript that I found off Russia's official Government website, GROK said - “Thank you - now I have a record of it.” In other words, GROK took MY word for it instead of finding it online. VERY WEIRD. Apparently, GROK isn’t allowed to search certain places - even OFFICIAL sources. Who decides that?
The same happened when I asked GROK about the CR budget passing the House yesterday. GROK had no record of the vote after it happened so I gave them the information from the US House website. GROK thanked me for updating their records. In other words, GROK doesn’t search the US Government websites? THAT DOES NOT INSTILL CONFIDENCE. Who decides what GROK is allowed to search?
So GROK is not perfect and must be supplemented with additional research.
Also, if you ask GROK a question one way and then ask the same question another way you get different answers. That's the problem with AI - GROK AI isn't human and doesn't think like a human. It thinks like a machine and is limited in context. It only goes down approved paths and doesn’t deviate. THE MORAL? TREAD CAREFULLY.
I still use GROK AI often (as well as PERPLEXITY AI) but I know its limitations and adjust my expectations accordingly. HEADS UP.
PS: This tells me that Elon is also using GROK AI to fact check Twitter (X) - find “community violations” and remove accounts for no reason. NOT GOOD.
If GROK AI gets complaints about our social media accounts from left-wing activists whose job it is to report us for fake violations and get us banned - GROK AI will take their fake complaints as FACT and remove us. Same thing. NOW I GET WHY SO MANY MAGA ACCOUNTS ON X ARE SUDDENLY BEING BANNED - including mine. I was permanently banned on X for being inauthentic and “not a real person” and we all know I’m about as real as it gets. Hugs!
PS: I downloaded all the AI search engines and plan to test them against each other and report back.
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