How to clean a rescued pigeon

I rarely remove the label from the fish I catch.

Nobody ask it how to dress a baby

Even then those are bad cleaning instructions...

But first it said they are usually clean. So that can’t be the context. If there was a context. But there is no context because AI is fucking stupid and all these c-suite assholes pushing it like their last bowel movement will be eating crow off of their golden parakeet about two years from now when all this nonsense finally goes away and the new shiny thing is flashing around.

A: Just rescued a bird B: Oh, can I see it? A: Sorry, already ate it yesterday

It literally doesn't matter. When the most-used search engine on the planet automatically suggests these specific actions without you even clicking on a specific site? We're fucked. We had the chance to break up monopolies like Google, Microsoft and Facebook. We didn't take it...

What the fuck are you talking about? Stop apologizing for AI, you clown.

Do you remove the "label" in step one of cleaning a fish? Please, tell us all where that is.

Just a few more billion dollars .

We’re so close!

Do the search yourself you'll see that you get a better answer.

Question: How to clean a rescued pidgeon

ChatGPT: Cleaning a rescued pigeon should be done carefully to avoid stressing or harming the bird. Here's a step-by-step guide to help you:

1. Assess the Pigeon's Condition Check for injuries: If the pigeon is injured, weak, or sick, it's best to seek veterinary help before attempting to clean it. Observe behavior: If the pigeon is acting stressed or aggressive, you may need to wait until it calms down.
2. Prepare the Cleaning Area Warm water: Fill a basin or sink with lukewarm water, not hot or cold. Mild soap: Use a gentle soap or baby shampoo without strong fragrances or chemicals. Towels: Have clean towels ready for drying the pigeon afterward.
3. Handling the Pigeon Safely Wear gloves: This can protect both you and the bird. Secure hold: Hold the pigeon gently but firmly. Support its body with one hand and keep its wings close to its body to prevent flapping.
4. Cleaning the Pigeon Partial cleaning: Focus on specific dirty areas rather than submerging the whole bird if possible. Use a damp cloth: For lightly soiled areas, use a damp cloth or sponge to wipe the feathers gently. Bath for heavier dirt: If a full wash is needed, place the pigeon in the water up to its chest. Avoid getting its head and neck wet unless absolutely necessary.
5. Rinsing Rinse thoroughly: If you used soap, make sure to rinse all of it out of the feathers using clean, lukewarm water. Avoid the face: Be careful not to get water in the pigeon’s eyes, nose, or ears.
6. Drying the Pigeon Pat dry: Gently pat the pigeon with a towel to remove excess water. Avoid rubbing as it could damage the feathers. Warm place: Keep the pigeon in a warm, draft-free area until it is completely dry. You can use a hairdryer on the lowest setting if the pigeon tolerates it, but keep it at a safe distance to avoid overheating.
7. Post-Cleaning Care Observe behavior: Watch the pigeon for signs of stress or discomfort after the bath. Provide food and water: Ensure the pigeon has access to fresh water and a safe, comfortable place to rest. Additional Tips Do not use strong disinfectants or chemicals that can harm the bird's sensitive skin and feathers. Limit baths to when absolutely necessary, as frequent cleaning can strip the natural oils from the pigeon's feathers. If the pigeon seems injured or unwell, contact a wildlife rescue center or avian veterinarian for guidance.

It would make an interesting footnote in the scientific article that had this pigeon in the experiment.

"1 This pigeon was removed from the experiment as it was eaten by a local Florida Man."

This actually happens very frequently in the US. When hunters harvest a bird they report their kills in compliance with hunting regulations. If any of your birds have leg or neck bands you report that information as well. The bands have a tracking number on them, and scientists use them to monitor populations and migration patterns. It's literally part of their plan.

You get to keep the bands as well (I only have experience with banded geese and ducks). They're a neat memento.

"Remove the label"

Technically, it's not wrong.

It's also not helpful, but it's not wrong.

It's not actually wrong, but it certainly didn't answer the actual question.

It is kind of an Interesting idea: what does “statistical average morality” look like when it’s got a 3m tall power frame and a handheld howitzer?

I think it took note of it being about rescue pigeons and assumed they would have a tag on them and then gave cooking directions for them

Well yeah, you have to clean it first.

The context is clear to a human. If an LLM is giving advice to everybody who asks a question in Google, it needs to do a much better job at giving responses.

Or, hear me out, there was NO figuring of any kind, just some magic LLM autocomplete bullshit. How hard is this to understand?

"You're holding it wrong"

Let me take the tag off my bird then snap it's wings back together

But it said pigeons are usually clean.

Not they could. They do. You can buy squab in restaurants. Maybe stores but none I've seen.

You theoretically could, but small birds like that have very little meat on their bones. Most hunt duck or turkey for a reason, the bigger birds have more meat.

Google may not have enabled them in your region. Here in the UK they just appeared for me one day, a few months after I initially saw screenshots of them online. I didn’t do anything to enable them.

I mean I'm fine with just looking at them roosting on the ledges of buildings, but I guess people will do a lot if they're hungry.

I mean, not one a human would ever make.

First off, the word "rescued" would have immediately made the context of "protect the pigeon" clear.

Second, a "rescued pigeon" wouldn't have a label on it, so it's clearly mixing in something from likely a store bought turkey, but then the other steps don't make sense either as those don't apply either.

A traditional search approach would not have made the mistake either. It would either have failed to find anything or found actual on topic results. It's "clever" enough to genericize "pigeon" to "birds" and hit upon text related to birds from a grocery store and birds that you hunted and mix all that together in a coherent language but with content that is nonsense.

In this case, hilarious, in other day to day situations, it's maddening, as some professional colleague gets the same sort of nonsense but lacks knowledge to correct it and relays it as fact. Then when called out on the data was in fact so bad it wasted time, they just say 'oh, lol, AI' (they wanted to take credit for it if it worked, but can hide behind AI when it doesn't).

Looks like ChatGPT trained their models better, probably before sites could take measures to prevent that. Gemini however was thrown together by throwing money and people at the problem in order to catch up and not be left behind. Which from what I've read seems to be their biggest fear.

My Pixel 9 has AI everywhere but I certainly wouldn't pay the price they want to continue "using" Gemini after my trial.