The AI could not compare two documents for my job

On his boss’s suggestion he tried AI to compare two documents. It failed badly, and about 15 minutes later he was back at square one.

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How it works

Gives the AI two documents to compare
The AI fails to compare them
He gives up about 15 minutes later

Why it’s worth knowing

Comparing two documents sounds like a basic office task. The AI could not do it at all.

Where it’s from

Summarized from a public post on bsky.app. See the original ↗

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