Pet owners could definitely get something useful from this chat, but unless they can differentiate the good from the bad info, they are also likely to come away misinformed and selecting pet foods based on unscientific criteria. Overall, really a mixed bag here – some good info, but also a lot of bad or made up info, and all of it is presented with the same confident tone. One draft even included a recommended upper limit for carbohydrates in dog food, which definitely doesn’t exist! Other bits of bad advice included avoiding “fillers” like corn, wheat, or soy, and some unreferenced, unclear recommendations for fat content. There were several recommendations for selecting foods that are high in protein and low in carbohydrates, especially for dogs with allergies, which is not based in science. Several of the diets recommended as the “best” wouldn’t be diets that I would recommend and it’s unclear what criteria it used to choose the specific diets that it did. It told me that “it’s important to find a food that fits your budget and your dog’s needs”, which is good advice! It also suggested talking with a veterinarian and taking into account your dog’s age, breed, size, activity level, and any health conditions – also excellent advice! Some of the specific brands suggested are indeed good quality foods. It actually recommended specific brands, several of which I’d agree with and several about which I have serious concerns! Strangely, the links provided for those foods were not the manufacturers’ websites – most were Amazon, one was a major pet food retailer, and one was a site I’ve never heard of! Overall, the results made me uncomfortable and would probably not result in pet owners making good diet choices. Very little useful information, selecting the “best overall diet” based on the recommendation of a single random internet veterinarian, recommending an unscientific pet food ratings site, never mentioning consulting a veterinarian. Then it recommended going to a popular but unscientific pet food ratings website for help finding diets for pets with health issues, including diabetes! And then there was a huge ad for various pet foods at a large online retailer.īing referenced where its info came from, so it was easy to find the source. It then suggested that a good dog food should have “meats, grains, vegetables, and fruits to meet the nutritional standards of dog food regulations”. It provided the name of one specific food as “the best overall dog food” “according to a veterinarian”. So, I undertook a little experiment! I made the same request of the three best known AI chat bots – Bing Chat, by Microsoft, Bard by Google, and ChatGPT by OpenAI : “help me find the best dog food”.īing provided me with the briefest of answers. With all of the discussion of the promise of these new chatbots, I found myself curious how they would handle common pet food questions. These issues were, of course, not caught by the attorney before the document was submitted to the court! But, this powerful new technology is not without some considerable issues – there are concerns that AI chatbots may pull information from unreputable sources, plagiarize copyrighted material, or even completely make stuff up! An attorney found out the latter the hard way – he was put in a very uncomfortable situation when it became clear that he used ChatGPT to write a legal brief and the software completely made up a number of legal cases and judicial opinions. These tools can provide fast answers to questions of all types as well as entertaining interactions for those who might engage them. Several large tech companies have recently made available to the general public AI “chat bots” that can carry on relatively human-like conversations and even draft documents such as letters, poems, and blog posts. There’s been a lot of media attention recently on “AI” or artificial intelligence.
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