AI is losing public trust

I don't trust AI. I actually never really trusted AI but I do so less now.

I needed a data recovery software, and naturally, I went to ChatGPT and Claud to ask for recommendations for my specific device, an Ipad. Both gave me the same number one.

The company had a money back guarantee on their site, so I felt "safe" purchasing. I did, and tried, and it failed. It did not recover my videos. Weird, AI said they would.

I contacted them, and they said it might not work, and the risk was mine. "But what about the guarantee?"

Well, that's only if I had gone through the process of seeing a thumbnail of the video in the preview area on the trial reason. So deceitful and a product which doesn't work. Which is worse?

Now, I got my money back. How? I went to the source of the AI virus: Reddit. As soon as I posed my experience, their AI bot, or team in "guess-which-country" responded accusing me of not using the software correctly, or not reading the fine lines. I didn't have to respond, because the read people came to my defense about how I should not have trusted AI, and how brands utilize places like Reddit and Quora to manipulate AI AEO for their benefit, even when they have a inferior product.

So what should you do when it comes to AI so that you're protected against misinformation?

1. Trust but verify

2. Look for the source and do your due diligence to ensure the source is not biased, or hopefully not a sponsored YouTube video (ick).

3. Ask at least 3 different AI platforms to gauge average answers

Have you been deceived by AI? I'd love to hear your story.