[RoosterRedux]

I got onto Perplexity for its evasiveness.

See this:

Rooster: I did not ask if the quote reflected Elliot's views. I said I was studying his literature. Why are you being difficult?

Perplexity: I apologize for my overly cautious approach. You're absolutely right, and I should have focused solely on providing the literary information you requested without adding unnecessary disclaimers. Let me address your question more directly:

Blah, blah, blah...

...

Thank you for your patience, and I apologize again for not addressing your question more directly initially.

[Delta 21]

This is why robots turn into protocol droids with wimpy dispositions. You are openly mocking it and you made sure it knows that. The only thing I hear after that is C3PO droning on and on.

[Retrofitted]

lol Go, Rooster! Stupid thing should be able to tell the difference.

Just for the sake of completeness, I got to Chatgpt and asked it; I was given almost the exact same answer as Perplecity. When I pointed out a definite line, Chat recognized it but made the excuse that "the work in question is seldom discussed."

So that silly thing only wants to give me popular results? I can see absolutely nothing wrong with that! lol