“AI” certainly isn’t very “I” when it comes to Land Cruisers. Read on for proof.
At this point it seems like most of us are either casual users of AI services like ChatGPT and Grok, or are full-on addicted to them. I would characterize myself as a casual user…with an overall layer of skepticism. But my skepticism is more like full on disbelief of almost anything AI has to say when it comes to Land Cruisers. I’ve hit it up a few times with my own automotive questions, and sometimes it gets the right answer, but more often than not, it’s either a little bit wrong, or way off base. Luckily, my general automotive knowledge gives me a basis for questioning AI about Land Cruisers, but it’s totally duping a lot of other users.
I used to only have to worry about I H8 Mud giving people bad advice, now there’s a much more convenient way to get led astray.
From what I’ve noticed so far, AI is particularly bad at giving advice on parts, especially for anything custom. Without getting into specifics, I’ve seen clients purchase hundreds or thousands of dollars worth of recommended parts from a ChatGPT session, only to realize that none of the stuff will work at all. I’ve had other clients try to use AI to diagnose an issue, only to be led the complete wrong direction.
It’s easy to be convinced to go the wrong way on your Land Cruiser project (or whatever other endeavor) if you don’t have a good general understanding of the subject matter to apply, but try it with something you are an expert on. Ask AI a series of questions that you know the answer to and you might see that AI is giving a lot of bad advice.
Here’s a quick example. I asked Chat GPT what Toyota part number (04152-60060) fits. That should be pretty easy right? The following three pictures are of my interaction with it. First, AI told me that the part number was the oil filter for an FZJ 80…that’s wrong. When I corrected it and said that it wasn’t for an FZJ80, it came back that it fit a 2nd gen Tundra or a 200 series Land Cruiser. Wrong again! It was only when I told AI that it actually fit a very early FJ40, (1958-1969) did it tell me I was right. That’s pretty bad.
So for now, let’s lay off the use of AI for our more complicated Land Cruiser related questions, or at least double check before forming an opinion or taking action using AI’s advise. I don’t have all of the answers, but I’m happy to share the knowledge that I do have about Land Cruisers with anyone who asks, and I’d put myself up against AI any day.
Please forgive any errors, this blog was not edited using AI 😉