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Is AI a reliable source?

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Samskara

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Is AI a reliable source?
« on: September 25, 2023, 03:06:52 PM »

I've been playing with some of the new artificial intelligence chatbots and search engines, and find that questions about comic books may induce hallucinations -- that is, the AI doesn't know the answer but makes something up.  For a quick example, Crime Busters costume was NOT bullet proof, no matter what the chatbot said.

Recently I tried to indulge something that amused me -- making a list of the comic book heroes who wore American Flag costumes.  The list I was given was: he Shield
The Flag
The Patriot
Americommando
The Star-Spangled Kid
Stripesy
Bucky
Miss Victory
The Minute-Man
Commander Steel
Captain America-X

Some of these seem debatable (Bucky's costume) but I'm more interested in learning whether there were any that the AI missed.  I can think of V Man and Fighting American offhand, but I'm sure I'm missing a few.  Any thoughts? 
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SuperScrounge

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Re: Is AI a reliable source?
« Reply #1 on: September 26, 2023, 05:01:50 AM »

the AI doesn't know the answer but makes something up.

You didn't hear about the American lawyer who used AI to assemble a legal argument and it gave him made up cases? The judge was not happy.
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FraBig

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Re: Is AI a reliable source?
« Reply #2 on: September 29, 2023, 06:04:00 PM »

I'm late to the party, but this is a list of Golden Age superheroes in the public domain that are patriotic and wear the colours of the star-spangled banner in some way or another.

The list was compiled by me and it's still a work in progress. The Public Domain Super Heroes wiki has been a very helpful instrument to make this. I plan to update it with also Marvel and DC superheroes from the Golden Age.

American Crusader
American Eagle (Nedor)

Boy Detective *

Captain Battle
Captain Commando
Captain Courageous
Captain Fight (Fiction House 1)
Captain Flag
Captain Freedom
Captain Red Cross
Captain Victory
Commando Yank
Conqueror

Dandy *
Daredevil Boy *
Dicky *

Eagle (Fox)
Eaglet (Nedor) *

Fighting Yank
Flag
Flag-Man
Four Comrades

Ghost of Flanders
Great Defender

Johnny Rebel

Liberator
Lone Warrior

Major Victory (Chesler)
Man of War
Marksman (Centaur)
Minute-Man
Miss America
Miss Victory

Nathan Hale *

Pat Patriot
Pioneer
Capt. V/Puppeteer

Rangers of Freedom
Rusty *
Rusty Ryan

Sentinel
Shield
Sparky (Harvey) *
Spirit of '76
Super-American
Super-Boy *

U.S. Jones
Uncle Sam (Quality)
Unknown Soldier
USA (Quality)

V-Boys *
V-Man

War Eagle
War Nurse

Yank & Doodle
Yankee Boy
Yankee Doodle Jones
Yankee Girl (Superior)

* sidekicks

As you can clearly see, sadly (or luckily, it depends ;)) A.I. is still not capable to compile such a list. Especially because most of these characters are definitely obscure and there's scarce information about them on the web.
« Last Edit: September 29, 2023, 06:06:17 PM by FraBig »
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