Ughhhhh another AI hallucination from Google. Homosexuality was definitely not legal in New York in the 1960s! State Penal Law 130.08 explicitly banned "deviate sexual intercourse" and was used almost exclusively to go after gays. Stop using Google for research. - ThreadSky

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mattbaume.bsky.social • 42 days ago

Ughhhhh another AI hallucination from Google. Homosexuality was definitely not legal in New York in the 1960s! State Penal Law 130.08 explicitly banned "deviate sexual intercourse" and was used almost exclusively to go after gays. Stop using Google for research.

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camo-and-rainbows.bsky.social•42 days ago

AI struggles to grasp this nuance. Many laws don’t explicitly say "minorities are illegal" but effectively make them so.

Being a drag queen isn’t illegal, but maybe dressing in another sex clothing is. AI misses that there are many ways to skin a cat.

camo-and-rainbows.bsky.social•42 days ago

i say this because this is a challenge we will need to overcome as many rely on AI for information

phillipmalone.com•42 days ago

I am not a fan of blindly relying on AI. Personally I think using AI for search is only so useful. Maybe the same way WIkipedia is useful but you should check the sources to be sure. That is why, and I have to admit having a bias towards Google, I like that their web version of .....

phillipmalone.com•42 days ago

gemini that has an option in the 3 dot menu to double check the results. Its also why I asked in this case, what did the link in the incorrect item say.

AI is still going to be a GIGO system (for those not knowing GIGO=Garbage In Garbage Out).

Double check your work as you would with any search!

phillipmalone.com•42 days ago

What did the link at the end of that point say? For interest sake, what was the search query?