Spyke
programming.dev

lol, definitely missed some important context.

I guess it thought OOP meant “clean” as in how do you dress the bird before you cook it. (As in: “clean a fish” means to filet a fish and prep it for cooking.)

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Well obviously not for fish. Sounds like someone's never bought fresh pigeons from the grocery store, smh.

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BlueKeyreply
fedia.io

Yea, it voids the warranty. So when you get poisoned after eating it without label, you won't be able to get a refund.

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I thought it was only illegal for the stores to cut those off. Like it was some kind of consumer protection thing. Which was back in the 70s, we don’t get that kind of thing anymore.

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jaybonereply
lemmy.world

But first it said they are usually clean. So that can’t be the context. If there was a context. But there is no context because AI is fucking stupid and all these c-suite assholes pushing it like their last bowel movement will be eating crow off of their golden parakeet about two years from now when all this nonsense finally goes away and the new shiny thing is flashing around.

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There are signs of three distinct interpretations in the result:

  • On topic, the concept of cleaning a wild bird you are trying to save
  • Preparing a store bought Turkey (removing a label)
  • Preparing a wild bird that is caught

It's actually a pretty good illustration of how AI assembles "information shaped text" and how smooth it can look and yet how dumb it can be about it. Unfortunately advocates will just say "I can't get this specific thing wrong when I ask it or another LLM, so there's no problem", even as it gets other stuff wrong. It's weird as you better be able to second guess the result, meaning you can never be confident in an answer you didn't already know, but when that's the case, it's not that great for factual stuff.

For "doesn't matter" content, it may do fine (generated alternatives to stock photography, silly meme pictures, random prattle from background NPCs in a game), but for "stuff that matters", Generative AI is frequently more of a headache than a help.

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Empricornreply
feddit.nl

It literally doesn't matter. When the most-used search engine on the planet automatically suggests these specific actions without you even clicking on a specific site? We're fucked. We had the chance to break up monopolies like Google, Microsoft and Facebook. We didn't take it...

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sh.itjust.works

What the fuck are you talking about? Stop apologizing for AI, you clown.

Do you remove the "label" in step one of cleaning a fish? Please, tell us all where that is.

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IIRC you need double the compute for 10% improvement in a model and they've already computed quite a bit.

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daniskarmareply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

Do the search yourself you'll see that you get a better answer.

Question: How to clean a rescued pidgeon

ChatGPT: Cleaning a rescued pigeon should be done carefully to avoid stressing or harming the bird. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you:

  1. Assess the Pigeon's Condition Check for injuries: If the pigeon is injured, weak, or sick, it's best to seek veterinary help before attempting to clean it. Observe behavior: If the pigeon is acting stressed or aggressive, you may need to wait until it calms down.
  2. Prepare the Cleaning Area Warm water: Fill a basin or sink with lukewarm water, not hot or cold. Mild soap: Use a gentle soap or baby shampoo without strong fragrances or chemicals. Towels: Have clean towels ready for drying the pigeon afterward.
  3. Handling the Pigeon Safely Wear gloves: This can protect both you and the bird. Secure hold: Hold the pigeon gently but firmly. Support its body with one hand and keep its wings close to its body to prevent flapping.
  4. Cleaning the Pigeon Partial cleaning: Focus on specific dirty areas rather than submerging the whole bird if possible. Use a damp cloth: For lightly soiled areas, use a damp cloth or sponge to wipe the feathers gently. Bath for heavier dirt: If a full wash is needed, place the pigeon in the water up to its chest. Avoid getting its head and neck wet unless absolutely necessary.
  5. Rinsing Rinse thoroughly: If you used soap, make sure to rinse all of it out of the feathers using clean, lukewarm water. Avoid the face: Be careful not to get water in the pigeon’s eyes, nose, or ears.
  6. Drying the Pigeon Pat dry: Gently pat the pigeon with a towel to remove excess water. Avoid rubbing as it could damage the feathers. Warm place: Keep the pigeon in a warm, draft-free area until it is completely dry. You can use a hairdryer on the lowest setting if the pigeon tolerates it, but keep it at a safe distance to avoid overheating.
  7. Post-Cleaning Care Observe behavior: Watch the pigeon for signs of stress or discomfort after the bath. Provide food and water: Ensure the pigeon has access to fresh water and a safe, comfortable place to rest. Additional Tips Do not use strong disinfectants or chemicals that can harm the bird's sensitive skin and feathers. Limit baths to when absolutely necessary, as frequent cleaning can strip the natural oils from the pigeon's feathers. If the pigeon seems injured or unwell, contact a wildlife rescue center or avian veterinarian for guidance.
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pyrereply
lemmy.world

it's still a crapshoot and therefore useless.

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daniskarmareply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

Could you be a little more constructive and point me at the points that are wrong and useless?

Thank you.

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ben_doverreply
lemmy.world

i think the point is that the answer is not reliable. it might be completely correct or borderline wrong, or something in between, and there's no way to tell without verifying everything it says - and then one could look it up oneself in the first place already.

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Im no fan of generative ai, but this argument drives me crazy, there are a lot of things that are easy to verify but hard to come up with, quite famously in fact.

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daniskarmareply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

Same as most human iterations then?

At least I fact check everything I read. Like I did with this post and the church of the anti-AI got angry they got fact checked.

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i didn't get angry, that was the other guys. just trying to explain it rationally

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person420reply
lemmynsfw.com

If you're using AI verbatim without looking up answers and verifying results, then that's on you.

When you Google something, do you take the first result and just assume it's fact? You shouldn't for AI either.

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Honestly? It's a great place to start, especially with every search engine being worse than anything pre-2018

I used to have to post my error codes to a forum if googling them didn't immediately get my anywhere and pray someone would reply something actually useful some day

Now I can ask ChatGPT to point me at something and go from there. If it assumes wrongly about anything I can correct it rather simply. Its really good at turning documentation written by somebody who hasn't spoken to another human in 15 years into something my stupid ass can better understand, too

AI is a powerful as shit tool, people who slag it as not having any utility are about as ignorant as the people saying it's the second coming of Jesus himself

I'm personally planning to host a local model to avoid supporting commercial shit, but that's a project for down the line rn

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Grazedreply
lemmy.world

The main problem I see is that Google just shouldn't include AI results. And they definitely shouldn't put their unreliable LLM front and center on the results page. When you google something, you want accurate information, which the LLM might have, but only if that data was readily available to begin with. So the stuff it can help with is stuff the search would put first already.

For anything requiring critical thought or research, the LLM will often hallucinate or misrepresent. The danger is that people do not always apply critical thinking. Defaulting to showing an LLM response is extremely dangerous, and it's basically pointless.

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I don't know. I find it to be a helpful tool. There's definitely times it's wrong (very very wrong sometimes) and there's sometimes it's right. It's up to the user to figure that out.

Maybe I'm old and cynical, but I don't take anything I read on the Internet, especially something automatically generated, at face value. It's just another tool I could use to help get to the answer I'm looking for.

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Exatronreply
lemmy.world

The part where it gives random results of varying quality, sparky.

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In my experience it's still consistently better than Google for anything specific

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MrMcGasionreply
lemmy.world

While I'm not the person you replied to and don't know what their argument would be, I'll take a shot at giving my own answer. In many cases when people post examples of AI giving unhelpful or bad information, there's often someone who runs off to their favorite LLM to see if it gives a better result, and it usually does, so it gets treated like user error for using the wrong LLM or not wording the prompt properly. When in other examples that person's favorite LLM which gave the correct answer this time, is the bad example hallucinating or mixing unrelated concepts, and other people are in the comments promoting other LLMs that gave them a good reply this time. None of the LLMs are actually trustworthy consistently enough to be trusted alone, and you won't really know what answer is trustworthy unless you ask several LLMs and then go research the topic on your own anyway to figure out which answer is the most correct. It's a valid point that ChatGPT got the answer more right than Gemini this time, but it's somewhat useless to know that because other times ChatGPT is the one hallucinating wildly, and Gemini has the right answer, but since they've all been wrong before who do you trust.

LLMs are like asking an arrogant person who thinks they know everything, who rather than admitting what they don't know, will pull an answer out of their butt, and while it might be a logical answer, it isn't based in reality, and may still be wildly wrong. If you already mostly know the answer, maybe asking the arrogant person works, because you already know enough to know if they are speaking from their actual knowledge or making up an answer, but if you don't already have knowledge on a topic, you won't know whether the arrogant person is giving useful information or not.

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It's a tool, if you misuse a tool you can get hurt, if you use it right it can make your task easier. Ultimately it will likely cause problems in the future but the answer is easy, stop using Google and move to another search engine. You won't get the responses from Googles ai then. Enough people do so, Google will change it maybe.

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Unsurprising that GPT is better given that OpenAI has been working on it and training it for ages and the MS partnership made every other big boy feel the need to rush some garbage model to market

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I like the idea that these are scientist-monitored birds that you remove the tag from before dressing and eating.

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Gorkreply
lemm.ee

It would make an interesting footnote in the scientific article that had this pigeon in the experiment.

"1 This pigeon was removed from the experiment as it was eaten by a local Florida Man."

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This actually happens very frequently in the US. When hunters harvest a bird they report their kills in compliance with hunting regulations. If any of your birds have leg or neck bands you report that information as well. The bands have a tracking number on them, and scientists use them to monitor populations and migration patterns. It's literally part of their plan.

You get to keep the bands as well (I only have experience with banded geese and ducks). They're a neat memento.

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One can assume that said AI is a confused moron, or that poaching is a legal crime, not a moral one XD

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lemmy.ca

Technically, it's not wrong.

It's also not helpful, but it's not wrong.

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Jumireply
lemmy.world

But isn't it wrong? I don't think something coming next can be already in the past or am I wrong?

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howrarreply
lemmy.ca

It is wrong because the highlighted portion of the excerpt is supposed to directly answer the question. This one doesn't.

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lemmy.ca

You're arguing that the highlighting is wrong, that it should include "after" in the highlight?

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Seems minor, but alright. You're entitled to an opinion on it, same as everyone else.

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toddestanreply
lemmy.world

It's not actually wrong, but it certainly didn't answer the actual question.

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lemmy.world

I'm going to build a bunch of cyborgs, who follow orders exclusively via googleAI.

I figure once I release about 4 billion of them into the world, either google stops doing evil shit, or they do REALLY evil shit. We shall see what happens....

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It is kind of an Interesting idea: what does “statistical average morality” look like when it’s got a 3m tall power frame and a handheld howitzer?

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lemmy.world

If you asked me to clean a bird, this is exactly what I would think of. Though usually it involves removing lead shot, not labels.

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I think it took note of it being about rescue pigeons and assumed they would have a tag on them and then gave cooking directions for them

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Fun time to remind everyone that pigeons aren't native to the Americas, and were brought over originally by the French primarily as a food source (although also as messengers; carrier pigeons).

"Squab" on a menu is pigeon.

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sh.itjust.works

Pigeon = edible bird

Cleaning a bird > preparing a bird after killing it (hunting term)

AI figured the "rescued" part was either a mistake or that the person wanted to eat a bird they rescued

If you make a research for "how to clean a dirty bird" you give it better context and it comes up with a better reply

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DannyBoyreply
sh.itjust.works

The context is clear to a human. If an LLM is giving advice to everybody who asks a question in Google, it needs to do a much better job at giving responses.

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HereIAmreply
lemmy.world

Ah yes. I always forget to remove the label from my hunted bird. Cleaning "the top bone" is such a chore as well.

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Honestly, perhaps more people ask about how to clean and prep a squab vs rescuing a dirty pigeon. There are a LOT of hungry people and a LOT of pigeons.

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lemmy.world

Or, hear me out, there was NO figuring of any kind, just some magic LLM autocomplete bullshit. How hard is this to understand?

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lemmy.world

I have to disagree with that. To quote the comment I replied to:

AI figured the “rescued” part was either a mistake or that the person wanted to eat a bird they rescued

Where's the "turn of phrase" in this, lol? It could hardly read any more clearly that they assume this "AI" can "figure" stuff out, which is simply false for LLMs. I'm not trying to attack anyone here, but spreading misinformation is not ok.

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Kecessareply
sh.itjust.works

I'll be the first one to explain to people that AI as we know it is just pattern recognition, so yeah, it was a turn of phrase, thanks for your concern.

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Ok, great to know. Nuance doesn't cross internet well, so your intention wasn't clear, given all the uninformed hype & grifters around AI. Being somewhat blunt helps getting the intended point across better. ;)

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lemmy.today

You say this like human "figuring" isn't some "autocomplete bullshit".

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My point wasn't that LLMs are capable of reasoning. My point was that the human capacity for reasoning is grossly overrated.

The core of human reasoning is simple pattern matching: regurgitating what we have previously observed. That's what LLMs do well.

LLMs are basically at the toddler stage of development, but with an extraordinary vocabulary.

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I don't think they are really "making excuses", just explaining how the search came up with those steps, which what the OP is so confused about.

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lunarulreply
lemmy.world

I thought AI was great at picking up context?

I don't know why you thought that. LLMs split your question into separate words and assigns scores to those words, then looks up answers relevant to those words. It has no idea of how those words are relevant to each other. That's why LLMs couldn't answer how many "r"s are in "strawberry". They assigned the word "strawberry" a lower relevancy score in that question. The word "rescue" is probably treated the same way here.

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Let me take the tag off my bird then snap it's wings back together

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Bought in a grocery store - see squab - they are usually clean and prepped for cooking. So while the de-boning instructions were not good, the AI wasn't technically wrong.

But while a human can make the same mistake and many here just assume the question was about how to wash a rescued pigeon - maybe that's not the original intent - what human can do that AI cannot is to ask for clarification to the original question and intent of the question. We do this kind of thing every day.

At the very best, AI can only supply multiple different answers if a poorly worded question is asked or it misunderstands something in the original question, (they seem to be very bad at even that or simply can't do it at all). And we would need to be able to choose the correct answer from several provided.

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lemmy.world

I mean, if they were actually "clean" and had a healthy diet compared to what they eat in urban areas, they could make an awesome protein source for the budget minded.

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lemmy.world

Not they could. They do. You can buy squab in restaurants. Maybe stores but none I've seen.

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EtherWhackreply
lemmy.world

Though, you wouldn't want to eat one you "recovered" from an urban area that's had an unknown diet, due to all the toxins it may have accumulated in its body.

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The alien invaders killing and consuming millions of humans in movies should be shown 5 years later or something. Trying to recover from all the shit they ate.

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I am from a very rural area but I'm currently in one of the largest metro areas in the US.

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I've eaten pigeons plenty times in my childhood. That my grandma "recovered". But to be fair back then my neighbourhood was suburban-ish.

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jaybonereply
lemmy.world

Yeah, they could have microplastics in their testicles.

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Kaboomreply
reddthat.com

You theoretically could, but small birds like that have very little meat on their bones. Most hunt duck or turkey for a reason, the bigger birds have more meat.

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You eat breasts.

Most people I know who hunt pigeons just take the breasts ("breasting pigeon") and bin the rest as it is not worth a hassle. Unlike turkey, you obviously need more than one pigeon for a meal unless you use it as a starter.

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I find it hilarious that my personal AI, that can run on even a budget gaming PC, is far more reliable than most of these corporate ones 100x the size

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Google may not have enabled them in your region. Here in the UK they just appeared for me one day, a few months after I initially saw screenshots of them online. I didn’t do anything to enable them.

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Eventually, it will. Because even with janky responses like that one, corporations will try to cost save everywhere they can. Is AI at the point where it will happen this year? Hell no! But don't think it isn't the direction they are trying to take it.

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Thorry84reply
feddit.nl

AI will take jobs when the shareholders think it will make them more money. This has very little if not nothing to do with how good said AI is at the job.

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Good. Hopefully the stock market will die before humanity does. A system that only serves the money is not sustainable.

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Be more specific with the question.

"How do I wash a pigeon"

Or put every single word in quotations so it actually searches the whole string and doesn't truncate the query to just 2 or 3 keywords because this is clearly ignoring the "rescued" part.

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For few years now I want to try eating pigeon so this answer might be useful for me.

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lemmy.world

They taste a lot like beef.

You take the breasts and fry them on olive oil with a little bit of garlic and soy sauce. Delicious.

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I mean I'm fine with just looking at them roosting on the ledges of buildings, but I guess people will do a lot if they're hungry.

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I wanted to clean the toothpaste off him, but as soon as he saw me reading these instructions, he flew away. Thanks, Obama.

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I mean, not one a human would ever make.

First off, the word "rescued" would have immediately made the context of "protect the pigeon" clear.

Second, a "rescued pigeon" wouldn't have a label on it, so it's clearly mixing in something from likely a store bought turkey, but then the other steps don't make sense either as those don't apply either.

A traditional search approach would not have made the mistake either. It would either have failed to find anything or found actual on topic results. It's "clever" enough to genericize "pigeon" to "birds" and hit upon text related to birds from a grocery store and birds that you hunted and mix all that together in a coherent language but with content that is nonsense.

In this case, hilarious, in other day to day situations, it's maddening, as some professional colleague gets the same sort of nonsense but lacks knowledge to correct it and relays it as fact. Then when called out on the data was in fact so bad it wasted time, they just say 'oh, lol, AI' (they wanted to take credit for it if it worked, but can hide behind AI when it doesn't).

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lemmy.dbzer0.com

Just did the same question. Answer given to me was vastly different:

Me:

How to clean a rescued pidgeon

ChatGPT:

Cleaning a rescued pigeon should be done carefully to avoid stressing or harming the bird. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you:

1. Assess the Pigeon's Condition

  • Check for injuries: If the pigeon is injured, weak, or sick, it's best to seek veterinary help before attempting to clean it.
  • Observe behavior: If the pigeon is acting stressed or aggressive, you may need to wait until it calms down.

2. Prepare the Cleaning Area

  • Warm water: Fill a basin or sink with lukewarm water, not hot or cold.
  • Mild soap: Use a gentle soap or baby shampoo without strong fragrances or chemicals.
  • Towels: Have clean towels ready for drying the pigeon afterward.

3. Handling the Pigeon Safely

  • Wear gloves: This can protect both you and the bird.
  • Secure hold: Hold the pigeon gently but firmly. Support its body with one hand and keep its wings close to its body to prevent flapping.

4. Cleaning the Pigeon

  • Partial cleaning: Focus on specific dirty areas rather than submerging the whole bird if possible.
  • Use a damp cloth: For lightly soiled areas, use a damp cloth or sponge to wipe the feathers gently.
  • Bath for heavier dirt: If a full wash is needed, place the pigeon in the water up to its chest. Avoid getting its head and neck wet unless absolutely necessary.

5. Rinsing

  • Rinse thoroughly: If you used soap, make sure to rinse all of it out of the feathers using clean, lukewarm water.
  • Avoid the face: Be careful not to get water in the pigeon’s eyes, nose, or ears.

6. Drying the Pigeon

  • Pat dry: Gently pat the pigeon with a towel to remove excess water. Avoid rubbing as it could damage the feathers.
  • Warm place: Keep the pigeon in a warm, draft-free area until it is completely dry. You can use a hairdryer on the lowest setting if the pigeon tolerates it, but keep it at a safe distance to avoid overheating.

7. Post-Cleaning Care

  • Observe behavior: Watch the pigeon for signs of stress or discomfort after the bath.
  • Provide food and water: Ensure the pigeon has access to fresh water and a safe, comfortable place to rest.

Additional Tips

  • Do not use strong disinfectants or chemicals that can harm the bird's sensitive skin and feathers.
  • Limit baths to when absolutely necessary, as frequent cleaning can strip the natural oils from the pigeon's feathers.

If the pigeon seems injured or unwell, contact a wildlife rescue center or avian veterinarian for guidance.

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PolarisFxreply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

Looks like ChatGPT trained their models better, probably before sites could take measures to prevent that. Gemini however was thrown together by throwing money and people at the problem in order to catch up and not be left behind. Which from what I've read seems to be their biggest fear.

My Pixel 9 has AI everywhere but I certainly wouldn't pay the price they want to continue "using" Gemini after my trial.

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daniskarmareply
lemmy.dbzer0.com

Public free chatbots go up and down. Until recently I was finding Microsoft copilot to give the best answers. But they downgraded it recently, probably to much cost to keep it at that level, and now I'm finding openAI direct website to give best results... for now.

I just hope for a good enough self hosted model to be available before all the comercial ones shut up over a paywall/adwall for good (which is definitely coming sooner than later).

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Wait until there is a nuclear power plant competition between AI companies.

Time to go complete my transformation to homer simpson.

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Hneryreply
feddit.org

llama3 is not bad and you can easily run the smaller ones on an average desktop cornfuser

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But slowly, I filled my home server with whatever CUDA capable cards I have and it's fine for SD, but I found llama way too slow. I rented a dual A2000 instance for a couple weeks and it was bearable, but still not great.

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