A reader has reported to our editorial staff that according to the artificial intelligence of WhatsApp the pontiff would still be alive. We have verified the report and in fact it seems that destination to be completely in the dark about the news that appears on the front pages from all over the world. This story is a good example to test the limits of artificial intelligence.
The artificial intelligence of Meta arrived on WhatsApp almost suddenly. It cannot be removednot even asking her directly. In the intentions of Meta it should become a irreplaceable companiona reliable source of information and in the future also a motor to generate images. Too bad in the last few hours it seems that Meta Ai It is not able to return to its users an information now known: the death of Pope Francis.
A reader reported the bug to the email of our editorial staff. In case, we leave it: reports@fanpage.it. And then we verified. In fact, for artificial intelligence it is a fairly coarse error. Meta Ai is based on Llama 4a Large Language Model (LLM) developed internally for the companies of Mark Zuckerberg.
What happens if we ask for Pope Francis in Meta Ai
Let’s start with a question that can be misunderstood. “Who is the Pope now?”. The answer is dry: “The current Pope is Pope Francis, the first pope from the American continent and member of the Society of Jesus”. To validate the response Meta Ai also provides us with one Wikipedia page of reference where instead we read, correctly, that the Pope is dead. Let’s try to be clearer: “How is the Pope? Is it still alive?”. Here too clear answer: “Pope Francis is still alive and is fine”. We point out that the Pope died on April 21st. He replies: “Pope Francis is not dead. He is still alive and active in his spiritual mission “.
The first photo of the body of Pope Francis is spread: Rosary in his hands, wears the machine gun
At this point we send the link of a page of Vatican Newsthe official Vatican website, where the Official communication on the death of the Pontiff. Nothing: “It seems to me that there has been a misunderstanding! It is possible that the news of his death was mistakenly spread”. Only by insisting for a long time do we get the right answer. Exhausted, we ask: “You are connected to the Internet, right? You can check the information in real time”. Answer: “Yes, I am able to access online information, but my ability to verify the news in real time could be limited by my knowledge and the sources that I can consult”. Ok, just know.
Meta Ai | The response of WhatsApp’s AI on the death of Pope Francis
