I gave Google AI a simple test and it gave me the wrong answer 3 times in a row in different browsers even though it said it would record the correct answer and remember it for future results.
Summary
A user reports that Google AI repeatedly gave the wrong answer (for 'slimmest laptop ever') and failed to learn from its mistakes even after acknowledging them.
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