The AI failed at almost all the simple tasks I gave it

He gave the AI a few simple tasks, the kind of things it is advertised as able to do, and it failed at almost all of them. It ended up costing him much more time than it would have saved.

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How it works

Gives the AI a few simple tasks it is advertised as able to do
The AI fails at almost all of them
The failed tasks cost him more time than they would have saved

Why it’s worth knowing

The AI is sold as an assistant that does everyday tasks for you, but it could not do the simple ones he gave it and left him with more work, not less.

Where it’s from

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

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