Lesson 297 of 1234
AI Sometimes Misses Brand New News
AI was trained on stuff from a while ago. It might not know about news from yesterday — or even last year. Important to know.
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- 1The big idea
- 2training cutoff
- 3outdated info
- 4current events
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Section 1
The big idea
AI learned from a HUGE pile of writing — but that pile has a date. Anything that happened AFTER that date, AI might not know. Or it might guess wrong.
Some examples
- AI may not know who won the World Cup this year.
- AI may not know about a movie that came out last week.
- AI may not know about a new president, prime minister, or famous person elected recently.
- AI may not know prices, scores, or weather from today.
Try it!
Ask AI: 'What is the latest news about [your favorite topic]?' Then look at a real news site to compare. How recent was AI's info? How recent was the news site?
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