A-I Does not Understand Me

[pjm-7]

Had a funny run-in with AI today. After a very enjoyable bike ride along the Colorado River returned to my car and it had a flat tire. Called AAA to have the tire changed. When the phone voice asked for my location, I told it, "No Name". It did not understand my answer and asked again. My reply was "No Name Rest Area on I-70". "No Name" just could not register with AI. The exit is actually called "No Name". It is about two miles east of Glenwood Springs Colorado. After multiple attempts with AI, a real person was able to locate on a map. AI could use a little assistance from a person.

 

[Just_Steve]

Could you have given the AI bot a mile marker?

 

[rk911]

Or just “Agent”?

 

[pjm-7]

We were in the rest area so did not have an exit number without hiking back to the road to get it. I did ask for "representative" but it took a couple of tries since it was hung up on "No Name".

 

[EastWest Gal]

We were in the rest area so did not have an exit number without hiking back to the road to get it. I did ask for "representative" but it took a couple of tries since it was hung up on "No Name".

You can use street view Google maps to find a nearby mile marker on your phone. No need to hike to the highway.

 

[easysurfer]

AI probably thought you were trolling by saying "no name" .

 

[disneysteve]

For future reference, use the AAA app instead of calling. That will transmit your exact location.

 

[JoeWras]

DW insists we keep AAA. I'm finding AAA to be difficult to deal with on the road, as you have. They need to upgrade their game. Both Google and Bing know exactly where No Name is and it comes up first try, first selection.

 

[harllee]

I found AAA to be awful, they take hours to come to my residence and sometimes never show. I am looking for an alternative.

 

[disneysteve]

Different issue but my daughter and I were out recently and I was using GPS to navigate. It told me to turn right on "North Name Street". Turns out it was actually "No Name Street". That's literally what the street signs say. GPS interpreted "No" as being short for North.

 

[pb4uski]

There used to be a No Name Restaurant in Boston that we went to occasionally when we lived there in th early 1980s. It was a very popular place with great seafood for reasonable price. I loved their seafood chowda.

The No Name Restaurant was a legendary, no-frills seafood institution located at 15½ Fish Pier East in Boston's historic Seaport District (historically South Boston). For over a century, it stood as a symbol of Boston’s blue-collar maritime heritage, famous for its fresh, affordable New England seafood and its absolute refusal to change with the times. The restaurant was founded in 1917 by John Contos (and later run by his son, Nick Contos) as a modest, unsigned shack in the middle of the Boston Fish Pier. Its original purpose was simple: to provide hot, hearty, and affordable meals to the fishermen, dockworkers, and laborers undocking after long days out at sea. The famous moniker "No Name" wasn't a clever marketing scheme; it happened entirely by accident. When local workers asked what the small, unsigned shack was called, the founder would simply reply, "No name! Just come grab a bite!" The lack of formal branding stuck, and it eventually became the restaurant's official identity. The historic restaurant abruptly closed its doors on December 30, 2019, after filing for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection. Its closure marked the end of a momentous chapter in Boston's culinary history, leaving behind generations of fond memories for locals and visitors alike.

 

[latexman]

There used to be a No Name Restaurant in Boston that we went to occasionally when we lived there in th early 1980s. It was a very popular place with great seafood for reasonable price. I loved their seafood chowda.

I've been there a couple times on business. Right out on wharfs. Excellent seafood! Unfortunately, as you mentioned, it closed permanently in 2019.

 

[Cerys]

Had a funny run-in with AI today. After a very enjoyable bike ride along the Colorado River returned to my car and it had a flat tire. Called AAA to have the tire changed. When the phone voice asked for my location, I told it, "No Name". It did not understand my answer and asked again. My reply was "No Name Rest Area on I-70". "No Name" just could not register with AI. The exit is actually called "No Name". It is about two miles east of Glenwood Springs Colorado. After multiple attempts with AI, a real person was able to locate on a map. AI could use a little assistance from a person.

I use talk to text which used to be a lot easier than typing. They have integrated AI into it, and it is an unholy mess.

I can tell you exactly what it gets right. When you get thoroughly frustrated with it and start cussing?? Absolutely spot on.

The rest of the time it doesn't try half the time and leave spots that you have to go back and reread and then edit. As in I'm sorry I don't understand that word so I'm just not going to put anything in. Or put things in that you didn't say.

I wish I could predict that this is going to be a total utter failure and it will go away in a few years, but we all know it won't because it saves companies money and they like nothing better than saving money.

 

[disneysteve]

I use talk to text which used to be a lot easier than typing. They have integrated AI into it, and it is an unholy mess.

I can tell you exactly what it gets right. When you get thoroughly frustrated with it and start cussing?? Absolutely spot on.

The rest of the time it doesn't try half the time and leave spots that you have to go back and reread and then edit. As in I'm sorry I don't understand that word so I'm just not going to put anything in. Or put things in that you didn't say.

I wish I could predict that this is going to be a total utter failure and it will go away in a few years, but we all know it won't because it saves companies money and they like nothing better than saving money.

A lot of medical practices are now using AI programs that create the office note simply by listening to the conversation between the provider and the patient. They are incredibly accurate. I was just at my old partner's office this morning and he showed me the note from the patient who had just left. It was amazing. Clear, concise, well-written, summarizing the key points of the conversation without drawing in extraneous information. It's quite impressive and I'm sure it will only continue to improve.

 

[Koolau]

I wonder how AI would handle some of the town names listed in this article.

The 50 Weirdest Town Names in America — Best Life

The 50 Weirdest Town Names in America

bestlifeonline.com