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User tests Google Gemini AI for image identification on Mastodon

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A Mastodon user shared their experience using Google's Gemini AI to identify a person in a video still. The AI provided an answer with high confidence. The user also mentioned experimenting with AI tools for a real-world task, specifically trying to identify an individual next to Angela Merkel after watching a speech. AI

IMPACT Demonstrates user-level interaction and potential confidence issues with AI image recognition tools.

RANK_REASON User-generated content discussing AI tool usage.

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User tests Google Gemini AI for image identification on Mastodon

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COVERAGE [2]

  1. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    So, I cropped a still image from the video and fed it to Google search (#Gemini?) # AI . Here is what it told me with absolute certainty:

    So, I cropped a still image from the video and fed it to Google search (#Gemini?) # AI . Here is what it told me with absolute certainty:

  2. Mastodon — mastodon.social TIER_1 English(EN) · [email protected] ·

    No one who knows me will be surprised that it's exceeding my rare that I play around with # AI stuff. Tonight I felt like it and used a real task that I wanted

    No one who knows me will be surprised that it's exceeding my rare that I play around with # AI stuff. Tonight I felt like it and used a real task that I wanted solved. Oh my, here we go: 🫣 I had just watched @ sarahbosetti 's brilliant laudatory speech to Angela # Merkel for rece…

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