So, like everyone else who is on Facebook, Instagram or WhatsApp, I was unceremoniously and rudely greeted by the new AI search tool. I groused about it for several days and then tried to take it on a trial run to see exactly how smart it really was.

First I asked it to generate a picture of a “majestic raven.” I got something that looked like a demented eagle in a severe thunderstorm. After several other prompts to try and correct it (it could not understand what I meant by lowering the poor creature’s wings), I ended up with a fine image of a raven I could live with.

The fun really started when I asked it to generate an image for The Fool Tarot Card. I won’t give you the multiple tries it took to get something that was half way decent. At one point I had to argue with AI that, yes, I understood the meaning of the card and it did not. Then it apologized and said it was designed more for text than images. Ha!

The final run involved a crow. I had to make multiple adjustments to get something closer to what I wanted. Then I asked it to do an Old Norse crow and it came up with this which is really quite nice.

My conclusion is that we need not fear that this particular version of AI is going to take over the world. It’s actually not very smart at this point, I would never use it to generate a blog post because I simply don’t trust that accuracy on the info. I suggest you, dear readers, so the same.

However, it just might be useful for generating an image or two. Just don’t ask META AI to do too much because it’s really not up to the task! Bless its little heart (or lack thereof!)

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