AI Brains Get Old If Not Updated

When AI was trained, it stopped learning new stuff. So if a brand new movie came out yesterday, AI probably has no idea about it. Companies have to keep training new versions.

Some examples

• An AI trained two years ago doesn't know who won last week's big game.
• AI might call a new pop star 'unknown' because it learned before they got famous.
• Each new AI version is trained with newer information.
• Some AI tools can search the web to fill in newer facts.

Try it!

Ask an AI what big news happened last week. Notice if it says 'I don't know' or guesses something out of date.

AI learned everything before a certain date — called its 'training cutoff'. After that, it doesn't know what happened. So if you ask about today's news or the score of last night's game, it probably won't know.

Some examples

• Ask AI 'Who won the World Series last week?' and it might not know.
• AI may not know about brand-new movies, songs, or apps.
• It might say 'As of my training data...' to warn you.
• Some AIs can search the web to get fresh info.

Try it!

Ask an AI 'What's the weather today?' Then ask 'What happened in the news yesterday?' Did the AI say it doesn't know? That's the cutoff at work.

AI was trained on stuff written before a certain date. That means AI might not know what happened yesterday or last week. Its info has a 'best by' date, kind of like milk!

Some examples

• AI might not know who won a game last night.
• AI might not know about a movie that came out this month.
• AI might give old prices that are no longer true.
• Use a news website for things happening right now.

Try it!

Ask AI 'what is the date today?' or 'who won yesterday's big game?' Notice how it answers. Was the info up to date?

AI is like a kid who read every book in the library — but only books printed before a certain day. If something happened after that day, the AI never learned it.

Some examples

• An AI trained last year won't know who won this year's big game.
• Brand new movies, songs, or memes might be a mystery to it.
• If you ask the weather today, AI usually has to look it up online.
• This is called the AI's 'knowledge cutoff' date.

Try it!

Ask an AI: 'What's the date of your training cutoff?' See what it answers, then check if it knows about something that happened this week.

Did you know AI has a 'cutoff date'? It learned from books and websites up to a certain day, then stopped. After that day, it knows nothing — unless someone tells it.

Some examples

• AI might not know who won last night's game.
• Brand-new movies are a mystery to AI.
• AI may think old presidents are still in office.
• Today's weather? AI has no clue without a tool.

Try it!

Ask AI: 'What's the date today?' Most chatbots will admit they don't really know.