I was watching a video on orangutans and it made me wonder how well google would handle this question.

Didn’t get it quite right… But maybe it’s a subtle dig?

Note: I accidentally scrolled the “AI Overview” notation off before taking the first screenshot, but it is there:

  • DarkNightoftheSoulEnglish
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    11 hours ago

    I tend to think of “inculsion in the same taxonomical category” as a fairly close relationship. this is ambiguous wording, nothing more.

    • JohnnyCanuck@lemmy.caOPM
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      8 hours ago

      I disagree. If you say “oranges are closely related to citrus fruit” you’re implying they’re not citrus fruit. It’s not ambiguous.

      But… I can see the difference with “great apes” in the colloquial sense.

      However, I changed the question to “What are the great apes scientifically” and it still left humans off, and this time didn’t even mention humans.

      I think that is outright, unambiguously, incorrect. (And ChatGPT agrees fwiw, though it left bonobos off the list, so… <shrug>)

      • DarkNightoftheSoulEnglish
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        4 hours ago

        Uh. It’s subtle but idk i think you might be more right than I gave you credit for at first. I still don’t think it’s a good example of what you’re shooting for in this c/ but I see your pov.