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mahatmakanejeeves

(65,766 posts) Fri May 30, 2025, 06:09 PM May 30

You can make up a completely fake proverb and as long as it SOUNDS like a proverb, Google will create an origin for it. [View all]

Jason Darr
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If you haven't seen it yet, you can make up a completely fake proverb and as long as it SOUNDS like a proverb, Google will now create an origin for it.

bsky.app/profile/salg...

‪Sal Gentile‬
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can’t remember where I saw it but someone realized you could get google’s AI to hallucinate elaborate explanations for fake proverbs by just typing them into search and i just checked and google still hasn’t fixed it and now i can’t stop doing it

Google AI result for “you can’t skip a rock on a frog”
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Google AI result for “never lick a spoon you can’t eat”
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Google AI result for “seven badgers up the ladder”
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Google AI result for “don’t bite the bat that bit you”
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May 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM

If you haven't seen it yet, you can make up a completely fake proverb and as long as it SOUNDS like a proverb, Google will now create an origin for it.

bsky.app/profile/salg...
— Jason Darr (@jasondtx.bsky.social) 2025-05-30T16:57:18.750Z

I wonder what would happen if …

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You can make up a completely fake proverb and as long as it SOUNDS like a proverb, Google will create an origin for it. [View all] mahatmakanejeeves May 30 OP

We are now going to create our own wisdom. cachukis May 30 #1

I tried "Look both ways before littering" and got nothing. Maybe not pithy enough? FadedMullet May 30 #2

Oh, this is fun! Ocelot II May 30 #3

That ain't hallucinating. That's just lying. Iggo May 31 #4

I find this horrifying. snot May 31 #5

"it's better to make up an answer then to teach a cat new tricks." mahatmakanejeeves May 31 #6

...And I think that response proves my point, heh heh. snot Jun 1 #7