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EarlG

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1. Unfortunately, there is no reason to listen to anything a chatbot tells you

Reply to Doodley (Original post)

Thu May 21, 2026, 10:52 AM

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Go back and ask it to give you a scenario in which Republicans win the mid-terms, and it will come up with something extremely plausible. These things don't engage in reason or intelligent thought, they're designed to offload thinking for you while telling you what you want to hear.

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I asked Chat GPT to crunch the figures for the midterm elections - Not all good news, but reason for optimism [View all] Doodley Thursday OP

Unfortunately, there is no reason to listen to anything a chatbot tells you EarlG Thursday #1

It performed math. One scenario it gave was that Republicans win. Why suggest it is telling me what I want to hear? Doodley Thursday #4

Why in the world would you listen to what Chat tells you? obamanut2012 Thursday #2

AI is nonsense dclarston13 Thursday #3

It performed math based on possible Trump approval numbers. Explain what Fox News has to do with that? Doodley Thursday #5