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I'm fine with ai slop if it provides value, the value here being questionable, because now I don't know if the values in the comparison are fact checked or hall
by FieryTransition 1y ago
I'm fine with ai slop if it provides value, the value here being questionable, because now I don't know if the values in the comparison are fact checked or hallucinations.
- Retr0id 1y agoI suspect they're hallucinated. As a random spot check: https://new.knife.day/item/spyderco-paramilitary-2 https://new.knife.day/item/spyderco-paramilitary-2 "The Spyderco Paramilitary 2 is a tactical knife with a 3.44 inch blade. The knife is made in USA of CPM S35VN steel." It's a real knife, and the blade length checks out (to two significant figures), but the manufacturer spec sheet says S45VN steel. Also the actual name is "Para Military® 2". https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details/C81GS2/2090 https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details/C81GS2/2090
- p-s-v 1y agothis data is mostly scraped from a few large knife retailers, so should be accurate.
- Retr0id 1y agoIt's unusual for a large retailer to not use the official name of a product
- p-s-v 1y agoshrug, if you search around youll see that isnt true
- Retr0id 1y agoFair enough, I do see it listed under that name on some sites, and there appears to be a S35VN variant too
- shawn_w 1y agoNot in this particular case. Out of the 5 knife retailers I just checked, 4 use Paramilitary in their listings. Only one included a space.
- Zak 1y agoA problem with choosing that specific knife for a spot check is that it has been made in many different steels in various special editions, sprint runs, and dealer exclusives. Here's one in S35VN: https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details/C81GBNBK2/Para-Military-reg-2-Earth-Brown-G-10-CPM-S35VN-Black-Blade-Exclusive/2208 https://www.spyderco.com/catalog/details/C81GBNBK2/Para-Mili...