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As an analytics engineer, I've used basically every major variation of web-based AI there is. Claude, Gemini, Microsoft copilot, Chat GPT. Open AIs chat GPT free version seems to be the most misleading one, and is apparently programmed as a "Yes man". When you ask it questions, it'll provide you a generic answer, and if you question it on anything, it will immediately cave and provide you the most hallucinated or completely false response ever

For example, I asked what the graphical requirements are for your PC for the metaquest 3 VR headset, and it provided the following response:

The meta quest 3 VR headset, being a standalone device, doesn't have specific PC graphical requirements since it runs on its internal hardware. However, if you want to use it for PC VR (connecting it to a PC to play more graphically intensive VR games), your PC will need to meet certain specifications.

For PC VR, here are the general recommended specifications:

  • CPU: Intel i5-4590 / AMD Ryzen 5 1500X or better
  • GPU: NVIDIA GTX 1060 / AMD RX 580 or better
  • RAM: 8 GB or more
  • Operating System: Windows 10 or 11
  • USB Ports: USB 3.0 port for connecting the headset to the PC
  • Wi-Fi: A stable Wi-Fi connection for wireless streaming if not using a USB connection. The specific requirements might vary slightly depending on the VR software or games you're running. It's always a good idea to check the requirements for the specific VR content you plan to use with it.

So I asked it:

You got to be joking with those graphical requirements on PC. There's no way. For reference though I'm talking about a game like No Man's sky. This would need at least an RTX 3070 I would think?

Then, it changed its response completely:

You're right—running a demanding game like No Man's Sky in VR with the Quest 3 requires a more powerful PC. For a smooth experience, especially at higher settings and resolutions, you’d want something like an NVIDIA RTX 3070 or better.

Here’s a more accurate set of PC specifications for a high-end VR experience with demanding games like No Man's Sky:

  • CPU: Intel i7-9700K / AMD Ryzen 7 3700X or better
  • GPU: NVIDIA RTX 3070 / AMD RX 6800 or better
  • RAM: 16 GB or more
  • Operating System: Windows 10 or 11
  • USB Ports: USB 3.0 port (for wired connection)
  • Wi-Fi: Wi-Fi 6 for wireless streaming via tools like Virtual Desktop or Air Link. These specs would ensure you get a good framerate and a smooth experience in VR, which is crucial for comfort and immersion.

Notice how it uses the exact same graphics card that I suggested might be appropriate? It did not simply analyze the best type of graphics card for the situation. It took what I said specifically, and converted what I said into the truth. I could have said anything, and then it would have agreed with me

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[–] thedeadwalking4242 5 points 2 months ago (1 children)

You asked a generic machine a generic question and it gave you an extremely generic response. What did you expect? There was no context. It should have asked you more questions about what you’ll be doing.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

No it doesn't this with my code when I ask for it to proof read a snippet.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 2 months ago

If I narrow down the scope, or ask the same question a different way, there's a good chance I reach the answer I'm looking for.

https://chatgpt.com/share/ca367284-2e67-40bd-bff5-2e1e629fd3c0

[–] Brkdncr 3 points 2 months ago

TIL ChatGPT is taking notes off my ex.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I think some of the issue is that the bulk of its knowledge is from a few years back and it relies on searching the internet to fill the gap. But it prefers the older database it was trained against.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 months ago

That's exactly the issue here. ChatGPT's current training set ends right around the time the Meta Quest 3 came out. It's not going to have any discussions in there of No Man's Sky with tech that wasn't out yet.

[–] paraphrand 2 points 2 months ago

Those first set of specs it quoted are actually the original min specs that Oculus and Valve promoted for the Rift and Vive when they were new.

Ever since then there have not been new “official” min specs. But it’s true that higher spec if better and that newer headsets are higher res and could use higher spec stuff.

Also, a “well actually” on this would be that those are the revised min specs that were put out a few years after the initial specs. It use to be a GTX 970 was min spec. But they changed that to the 1060.

What is failing here is the model actually being smart. If it was smart it would have reasoned that time moves on and it would have considered better mins pecs for current hardware. But instead it just regurgitated the min specs that were once commonly quoted by Oculus/Meta and Valve.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago

(To be fair, I did manage to run Half Life: Alyx and Beat Saber on a 1060)

[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

I could have said anything, and then it would have agreed with me

Nope, I've had it argue with me, and I kept arguing my point but it kept disagreeing, then I realized I was wrong. I felt stupid but I learned from it.

It doesn't "know" anything but that doesn't mean that it can't be right.

[–] iAvicenna 1 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago)

there was a time when it confidently claimed that Turkey had some landmass in the southern hemisphere, it has come a long way since then

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