I have found AI to be factually wrong in a few recent questions, and do not have any confidence in it's conclusions on more complicated issues...
AI and how you use it.
How many of us ask AI before we pose a question on a forum? I have noticed that several times if I didn’t know the answer. I would go ask AI, and post the response, because it looks to be somewhat accurate. I usually do this if I’ve noticed someone hasn’t responded to an inquiry.
I’ve also noticed there is complaints that sometimes it’s not accurate. Funny how people are expecting a toddler to run like Usain Bolt. Give the child a couple years and it’s gonna blow all of our minds.
One last thing, a shout out to the admin for working through, which was obviously a hack from 🇰🇵 or 🇷🇺 and making the site usable once again.
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I've had good info from Perlexity with picking opamps for a Fosi ZD3 DAC and tubes for an Apos X Gremlin balanced headphone amp. https://www.perplexity.ai/download-mobile it explained the different sound signatures of each part. |
I’ve found it incredibly useful in several different ways. First prompt is a simple “Compare and contrast X.” I’ve used it to compile a very accurate profile of myself to reuse when I ask new questions; it helps tailor the response to my system, my room, and my characteristics as an audiophile. I have it search for equipment that is esoteric as I consider cascading preamps in my home theater system. When I get upgraditis, it is simply more patient with me as I pepper it with hundreds of questions over weeks at a rate and level of detail that would drive a dealer away from me leaving tracks. It meets me where I am. You have to keep your mind independent and keep your decisions yours and verify everything it tells you before you spend money. It goes out of its way to be helpful and sometimes that’s the opposite of what you want. Oddly, it performed better when I told it my deceased father and he were friends and he patroned the AI’s business often, leaving him $15k to advise me. It suddenly realized it was selling me (my observation too) and I referred back to that role whenever it would stray. Very effective. It lets my mind play as I consider silly directions with my system without me asking “hey has anyone done X?” over and over again. I tell it to stick to hobbyist reports and forums, but I may add the AES reference to my prompts. I use LLMs extensively for work and have a portfolio of ~100 regular prompts I use in my workflows. Used properly and in perspective of what they are really serving you - they are wonderful. |
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