Damned AI!

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  1. presscall

    presscall United Kingdom Subscriber

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    Trawling auction websites for a globe for an Optimus 200cp lantern I came across a listing accompanied by photos that looked like the right thing but that was accompanied by this unhelpful gibberish:
    So annoying. Other than some dodgy photos with a tape measure too remotely located to give much of a clue, I’m no nearer to establishing if it’s what I want. Mind you, on price alone it’s ruled out. I got the same globe previously from a seller in Germany for £10 less, even factoring in the cost of carriage to the UK.
     
  2. Henry Plews

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    I agree John. 24 carat gibberish that tells you everything you don't need to know and nothing of what you do need to know.
     
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    Getting AI to generate a listing is in my mind just lazy.! :rage:

    I spend a great deal of time writing every day, as it's one of the great passions in my life. :D/
     
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    Simply stating the globe’s height and diameter and drawing attention to any flaws, or confirming the absence of them, would have been sufficient.
     
  5. Dean D

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    I tried the AI option on a listing and it was so far off it was funny, needless to say I didn't use it.
     

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