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M4v3R ◴[] No.43710247[source]
Ok, I’m a bit underwhelmed. I’ve asked it a fairly technical question, about a very niche topic (Final Fantasy VII reverse engineering): https://chatgpt.com/share/68001766-92c8-8004-908f-fb185b7549...

With right knowledge and web searches one can answer this question in a matter of minutes at most. The model fumbled around modding forums and other sites and did manage to find some good information but then started to hallucinate some details and used them in the further research. The end result it gave me was incorrect, and the steps it described to get the value were totally fabricated.

What’s even worse in the thinking trace it looks like it is aware it does not have an answer and that the 399 is just an estimate. But in the answer itself it confidently states it found the correct value.

Essentially, it lied to me that it doesn’t really know and provided me with an estimate without telling me.

Now, I’m perfectly aware that this is a very niche topic, but at this point I expect the AI to either find me a good answer or tell me it couldn’t do it. Not to lie me in the face.

Edit: Turns out it’s not just me: https://x.com/transluceai/status/1912552046269771985?s=46

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werdnapk ◴[] No.43711672[source]
I've used AI with "niche" programming questions and it's always a total let down. I truly don't understand this "vibe coding" movement unless everyone is building todo apps.
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1. motorest ◴[] No.43713572[source]
> I've used AI with "niche" programming questions and it's always a total let down.

That's perfectly fine. It just means you tried without putting in any effort and failed to get results that were aligned with your expectations.

I'm also disappointed when I can't dunk or hit >50% of my 3pt shots, but then again I never played basketball competitively

> I truly don't understand this "vibe coding" movement unless everyone is building todo apps.

Yeah, I also don't understand the NBA. Every single one of those players show themselves dunking and jumping over cars and having almost perfect percentages in 3pt shots during practice, whereas I can barely get off my chair. The problem is certainly basketball.