Washing machine manuals aren’t my favorite book to read, so it wasn’t unreasonable to think so. The twins can read for me and give me a summary of everything that matters. Who knows, maybe I’ll discover a little-known function or an unfamiliar key combination.

The problem is that Gemini doesn’t seem up to the task for now and I’m hallucinating with my washing machine. And not because he’s great, but because he literally makes up most of what he says, writing answers that seem plausible on the surface even though they’re fictional.

The twins are hallucinating my washing machine

It’s time to put Gemini to the test again. I thought Google’s AI was my idea, with the excuse that it would help me get more juice out of my washing machine. It will help me learn about little known functions., based on the official guide. Come on, read the guide for me and summarize what’s important.

The experiment started badly because I added a photo of my washing machine to identify it and although he understood the brand, he described it as front loading when all that could be seen in the photo was top loading.

We start off wrong when you say it’s a front-loading washing machine, it’s clearly a top-loading machine.

That’s okay, everyone makes mistakes, and recognizing washing machine models with the naked eye is difficult even for an expert. I made it easier for him by adding later photo of information label.

The model appears on this label and Gemini has identified it correctly. But even with this relatively simple task The twins are leaving While we say that IPX4 data is energy efficiency, we can also say that it is a certification of resistance to water and splashes. Two desires, two hallucinations.

Once the model was ready, I asked Gemini to: make me a list of little known functions In addition to explaining how each was activated on my washing machine were:

Can you give me a list of the lesser-known functions of the washing machine and how each is activated?

Gemini gave me a list of at least ten lesser-known functions, which is pretty nice. At first glance everything seems logical.but when you stop to carefully read what he tells you, you realize that many facts have been invented.

For example, Gemini insists there is a temperature setting via the temperature knob. although it is not stated anywhere in the manual. And I’m not saying this, Gemini confirms it:

So why does this happen? Gemini says he made a mistake and doesn’t even know why. He accepts it at face value, although he says he couldn’t find any information on the Internet that such a button exists. At least apologize.

Everyone makes mistakes, but after reviewing the list I saw that I wasn’t the only one. Gemini also fits my washing machine. button to enable or disable end-of-loop sound. He doesn’t have it.

What’s more, after Gemini asked me which pages of the manual the button in question appeared on, it started telling me that it was mentioned on at least five different pages. Again, the explanation seems logical on the surface but unfortunately this is an invention.

Not only that, when I confronted Gemini about other non-existent buttons and functions and told him where they appeared, the response was the same, proving that he wasn’t relying on any other manual, he just invented it. An answer. Meanwhile I also tried doing the same with ChatGPT and although there were fewer hallucinations, there was still a lot of creativity.

In short, Gemini is still not very reliable, especially its free version. It is especially important to remember that Most of your answers look good but they are not.Therefore, you should always check these to avoid surprises. That said, you should continue reading user manuals for now.

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