Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Wood Identification

[henry1164]

AI will take over the world as we know it - at least according to some eggheads! So, I thought I would give AI a try in the area of wood identification. I sent the two attached pictures to Google/Gemini and you can see the results. I was very, very impresses that the results came after about 15-20 seconds - about as long as it took me to ask the question and add the pics.

I offer the IAP members an opportunity to dispute the findings or possible confirm them. Note that my son used another AI system - Grok (X AI). His AI result said it was pine or cedar and I seriously doubt that result. I look forward to the human response of the IAP members.

 

[Woodchipper]

AI or common sense or life experience?

 

[Drewby108]

That's definitely not red oak. My vote is cherry.

 

[egnald]

Cherry would be my first guess too! - Dave

 

[randyrls]

AI can't respond with "I don't know." or "I can't decide." "hallucinating" is a term describing when AI just makes something up. AI has gotten people from lawyers to high ranking low-life politicians in trouble because they are more stupid then the AI they are using.

 

[BarryE]

The true test would be how AI does with one of Edgar's wood ID quizzes

 

[henry1164]

The true test would be how AI does with one of Edgar's wood ID quizzes

With the results my son and I got I would not put any money on AI.

 

[GaryMGg]

Maple is my guess; maybe red maple.

After guessing, I sent the endgrain picture to a google search and their ai came back with a long swag.
Possibilities included hickory, red oak, sycamore, maple, cherry, birch and walnut.

Clearly, the people writing ai verbiage for these robots don't know how to say "I don't have enough information or experience."