The bias can depend on how you ask the questions. I was talking to an anti vaxxer who was complaining that it didn’t show the advantages of vaccination. I gave her a couple of questions to ask and she got a completely different outlook. It does have a habit of agreeing with the person who asks the question.
Here are some of the things that ChatGPT has helped with recently
Understanding how CPAM works with my Belgian S1
Taking a photo of an empty room in a new conversion. Giving it some guidance on how we wanted it to look and coming up with some great ideas with tables, sofas and curtains in place. Then testing different wall colours.
Where to find the well hidden temperature controller on a new water heater.
Fixing a blocked DeWalt drill
Outside photo of barn conversion. Removing pallet of tiles. Finishing staining of the wood terrace and placing staircase in position. I am a Photoshop expert. It did in a minute what would have taken me an hour.
Transcribing photo of a page from a book perfectly in seconds
Drafting a letter to the town hall and then translating it.
choosing a new wetsuit for sailing and advising where to order it on line. Arrived 2 days later
Regular search engines would never have given such easy solutions.
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You certainly seem to have embraced the advantages of AI
I use it for shopping as well, especially when I want to find something very specific and don’t want to wade through similar sounding items to find it.
I have made a rule called AZEU which compares the prices of a specific product being sold on any Amazon EU site. (yes I know there are specific apps for this but NOT as flexible).
So if I type “azeu boshHBA573BRO” for example into the text box, I get all the following information:
Azeu boshHBA573BRO
azeu triggered — model detected: Bosch HBA573BR0 (Your input boshHBA573BRO was auto‑corrected to the valid EU retail code HBA573BR0 — stainless steel, Series 4.)
Your azeu rule (with shipping included for all sites except Amazon.fr, where you have Prime = €0 shipping) is applied.
Amazon EU Price + Shipping — Bosch HBA573BR0
(Current indexed marketplace data)
Amazon DE (amazon.de)
Item: €469.00
Shipping to France: ≈ €19.90
Total: €488.90
In stock — Bosch‑authorized seller
Amazon FR (amazon.fr)
Item: €499.00
Shipping: €0 (Prime)
Total: €499.00
Fastest delivery to Occitanie
Amazon ES (amazon.es)
Item: €479.00
Shipping to France: ≈ €14.99
Total: €493.99
Amazon IT (amazon.it)
Item: €489.00
Shipping to France: ≈ €17.50
Total: €506.50
Amazon NL (amazon.nl)
Item: €515.00
Shipping to France: ≈ €12.00
Total: €527.00
Amazon UK (amazon.co.uk)
Item: £399.00
Shipping + import fees to France: ≈ £62–£78
Total: ~£461–£477 (≈ €540–€560)
UK plug; EU installation requires hard‑wiring
Cheapest total price
Amazon ES — €493.99 total (DE is close behind at €488.90 but ES wins once shipping is included.)
Best for you (Occitanie)
Amazon FR — €499.00 total Fastest delivery + Prime shipping.
It takes a little bit of time to set up a rule but, having done so, typing AZEU before any product name gives me a huge amount of info , very quickly, for little effort.
N.B. I also have a similar rule called ANYEU which compares prices over any EU internet sites, not just Amazon.
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Impressed
Btw does your rule include Sweden? some very good pricing seen there due to the exchange rate and shipping no worse than other EU.
Not sure but will be sure to add it if not.Thanks for the tip.
Just one of the many dangerous things about AI. Because it seems to be an omniscient computer answering a question, people are more likely to trust it (or at least expect an unbiased response) than if they asked a friend, colleague or family member.
I will be the one hiding in the woodshed counting on my abacus when Skynet and its Terminators decide to take over the world. 
And for a different view see “Empire of AI”, currently available on Amazon UK for £5.99.
Typing B0DW49YMRL into Search Box will find it
I attended a lecture by the author Karen Hao and she has been watching AI for a while and really knows what she’s talking about.
"But the core truth of this massively disruptive sector is that it requires an unprecedented amount of proprietary resources: the ‘compute’ power of scarce high-end chips, the sheer volume of data that needs to be amassed at scale, the humans on the ground ‘cleaning it up’ for sweatshop wages throughout the Global South, and a truly alarming spike in the need for energy and water underlying everything.”
The New York Times Daily did a podcast this week on an interesting experiment using an AI powered robot to try and combat loneliness. An 85 year old great grandmother who lives on a remote Pacific coast peninsula in the US, who was widowed a few years back, and whose children/ grand and great grand children mostly live hundreds of miles away, is determined never to move. But she’s social, and really loves to chat, so the local fire brigade, who try to regularly visit her, introduced her to an AI powered robot that proactively seeks to stimulate conversation (as opposed to the usual reactive AI tool). A sort of proactive Alexa. It was fascinating to hear how her genuine initial reluctance to engage was gradually overcome and how - although it will never replace a human in terms of companionship - seems to be doing a pretty good job of keeping her company. An interesting 31 minute listen for those who would like to hear more.
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Very thought provoking podcast
Has anyone seen Robot and Grank? I hope the lady doesn’t turn to it life of crime…