🤣🤣🤣🤣 Sent from Nick's iPhone 17 Pro Max > On Oct 12, 2026, at 2:15 PM, David Cousens <[email protected]> wrote: > > As usual AI can be a useful way of getting information but there is no > guarantee that information is necessarily correct, although I am often > surprised by how good it is becoming. AI is becoming more than a simple > parrot. I have found it useful in many cases for basic Linux > information and sometimes even more complex issues but sometimes > incorrect on details. Doesn't beat the actual documentation but can > provide useful clues on where to start looking and what to look for. > Like all tools it needs to be used appropriately and with caution. > > Some of what I suggested to Julie was initially provided by AI which > does appear to access the mailing list archives and is getting better > at referencing where its info is coming from. I then loaded up the > flatpak version of GnuCash which I don't normally use and verified that > what had been suggested was correct and wouldn't at least do any harm. > > We all learned by trying things, making mistakes and working out how to > fix them with fewer mistakes as we gained knowledge. I still remember > my introduction to the Linux world and the confusion of different > distributions and generic Linux that didn't always work on my system. > > >> On Mon, 2026-10-12 at 16:38 -0400, Kalpesh Patel wrote: >> In that case no matter what you are going to be at the whims of a >> real >> person or an AI. I'd rather take the latter as I can at least insult >> and >> tell it that its stupid without recoiling back physically ... >> >> -----Original Message----- >> From: Koos <[email protected]> >> Sent: Monday, October 12, 2026 7:53 AM >> To: Kalpesh Patel <[email protected]> >> Cc: 'Julie G' <[email protected]>; [email protected] >> Subject: Re: [GNC] Gnucash Crashing, NVIDIA... >> >> Kalpesh Patel schreef op 2026-10-12 12:43: >> >>> Internet search with AI is great resource for finding things. >> >> Only if you know what you're looking for and have sufficient >> knowledge to >> filter the nonsense from the parrot's response. I would never refer >> someone >> to AI in need of technical help. >> >> Koos >> >> >> _______________________________________________ >> gnucash-user mailing list >> [email protected] >> To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: >> https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user >> ----- >> Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. >> You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All. > > -- > David Cousens > _______________________________________________ > gnucash-user mailing list > [email protected] > To update your subscription preferences or to unsubscribe: > https://lists.gnucash.org/mailman/listinfo/gnucash-user > ----- > Please remember to CC this list on all your replies. > You can do this by using Reply-To-List or Reply-All.
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