David Colquhoun on Bluesky on Nostr: I asked Gemini 3 "Draw a diagram showing tiller, rudder post and rudder (based on ...
I asked Gemini 3 "Draw a diagram showing tiller, rudder post and rudder (based on typical 30 ft sloop)"
It produced this grotesquely bad diagram!!
How can it be so stupid?
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