@gila or they could have searched for "extant languages" when I searched for extant languages and searched for "live languages" when I searched for live languages
@gila nevertheless, I searched for real words and it showed me neither what I asked for or something similar but just some random words that are spelled similar. They could have been at least a little more useful if they'd simply done nothing
@gila I also tried searching for "live languages" and google auto-substituted a search for "love languages"
Image description: Google search for "extant languages"
Including results for [extinct languages]
Search only for [extant languages]
(Originally published on mastodon.social: 2024-02-17)
Me: How long can sharks live
Google: I need to customize this result to your current location
Me: That's clearly wrong and if it's right then it's terrifying
Image transcription: Google search: Shark life expectancy Google: See results closer to you? Use precise location
(Originally published earlier today on mastodon.social)
If there are sharks in Lake Ontario then something has gone very wrong
@omgubuntu@floss.social Jeepers. Boycott Firefox
Good news for Debian users as we are, and will be until next year, on ESR 140 and so are are free from the AI virus for one more year (except the AI which Firefox already forced into the interfaces in other places). We'll have increased memory usage but worse performance is an okay tradeoff if you get less AI in exchange