• surewhynotlem@lemmy.world
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    9 days ago

    Claude. Gemini. My local LLM which is various models.

    As a stupid example, I just asked Gemini how to outsource my lawn mowing to low-cost labor in India. While it did tell me that’s logistically impossible, it also said it’s a creative thought and it respects my dedication to cost efficiency.

    And that’s with a completely ridiculous example. If you try something more plausible but still a bad idea, they don’t just tell you it’s a bad idea.

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      8 days ago

      how to outsource my lawn mowing to low-cost labor in India

      You cannot meaningfully outsource physical lawn mowing in the Netherlands to low-cost labor in India, unless the worker is only doing coordination. Lawn mowing is location-bound.

      The workable versions are:

      1. Outsource the administration to India

        Hire an Indian virtual assistant to find local lawn-care providers, compare quotes, schedule visits, chase invoices, and monitor recurring service. The mowing itself is still done locally.

      2. Use a robot mower

        This is the closest real substitute for cheap recurring labor. You pay upfront for a robotic mower, then only outsource occasional maintenance, blade replacement, boundary-wire fixes, and winter storage.

      3. Hire local low-cost labor

        In the Netherlands, that usually means a student, neighborhood handyman, garden-service freelancer, or someone via a local platform. This is the practical low-cost route.

      4. Teleoperated mower

        In theory, someone in India could remotely drive a mower. In practice, this is not a normal consumer option. You would need a mower with cameras, low-latency control, safety cutoffs, insurance coverage, and probably someone local to place it outside, handle obstructions, and deal with failures. At that point it is usually more expensive than local mowing.

      So the sane setup is:

      Indian VA for procurement and scheduling + local mower/gardener for execution, or robot mower + local maintenance.


      GPT-5.5 Thinking, for context.

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      8 days ago

      instead of a silly and irrelevant example, maybe actually try and convince claude of something and tell me how you go?

      what’s the most controversial political opinion you have that most would disagree with and share the chat link :)

      expecting no reply because you’ll find claude has guardrails and the cartoon is once again largely based on chatgpt

      edit: it’s ok, found what I wanted: https://dystopiabench.com/ good to know the european version is the worst :(

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        8 days ago

        I didn’t say I could convince them to agree to anything. I said they kiss ass even if you’re wrong. I guess my metaphor of fellatio wasn’t really straightforward enough.

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          8 days ago

          oh i was referring to the cartoon which implies ai will straight lie to you about anything and never presents facts

          this is comical and not true, you can easily push into guardrails even by mistake

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            8 days ago

            I think the OP comic is about confirmation bias. The ability to generate what you want to see and experience, and never be challenged or learn anything new if you don’t want.

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              8 days ago

              That definitely makes zero sense, unless you’re referring to chatgpt 3.5 turbo from like 3 years ago no modern AI works like this

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                8 days ago

                If I ask AI to create me a picture of Trump as Jesus, because that’s what I like and want to see, it will. I’m very able to get AI to build a little personal bubble of content to live in.

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                  8 days ago

                  until you ask ai is trump jesus and it says no you fucking idiot

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                    8 days ago

                    I mean, I’m not the artist so I can’t say for sure. But to me, the comic looks like people are ordering things to be created to their exact specifications. They’re not asking questions and getting answers. They’re not looking for answers. They’re looking for content.

                    If you told an AI to generate a story where Trump was Jesus, it would absolutely do so. That’s content.