The more I use AI...it just pops up...the more I dislike it.
Turn off copilot, use a search engine that allows you to shut it off....
What do you mean it “just pops up”?
I don’t seek it out, but of course comes in uninvited to “help” me when I run an Internet search. Sometimes I’m just looking for a generic summary of something I already know, but the info is scattered throughout a page link.
If I paste it here I always include the “AI Overview” header.
That said, I also find that the wording can be insightful in ways that it doesn’t intend, often to rather humorous effect. Downright idiotic, even.
I might copy it here for that reason alone.
But one thing that jumps out it that it will generate bogus info that’s false right on its face, such as basic arithmetic.
Sometimes I’ll punch in a few numbers and key words when trying to find a page I know has certain data.
But then AI will ‘think’ that I meant to add up the numbers, yet it’s answer will be obviously wrong.
Really weird, as if it lies when it doesn’t have a reason to lie. I guess we’re just supposed to trust the system.
Perhaps the reason is to see how users respond, and/or if they cut and paste blatantly wrong answers or whatever it can ascertain, to assess how easily can it dupe people.
I learn a lot from AI results. 😇