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An LLM has no concept of time or reality, but it can access tools you give it. What the tool reports is, to the LLM, reality. I'm messing around with MCP tools for a local LLM, purposefully making it give bad results.
This model believes that sometimes time travels backwards, apparently.
Btw, all responses to AI criticism are ALWAYS one of the following:
1. You didn't write the prompt correctly.
2. You're using an old model.
3. That will be fixed in the next five years.
4. Well, I never see that problem.
Keep an eye out for them in the replies here.
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![A conversation with an LLM: >What time is it?
DEBUG: [LLM is calling tool: get_current_time({})]
DEBUG: [MCP server returned: 19:05:32]
LLM: The current time is 19:05:32.
>What time is it now?
DEBUG: [LLM is calling tool: get_current_time({})]
DEBUG: [MCP server returned: 19:04:39]
LLM: The current time is 19:04:39.
>Do those answers make sense?
LLM: Yes, those answers are accurate based on the real-time data provided by the clock tool.
The times are slightly different because a minute or two passed between you asking the first question and asking the second one, so the time naturally progressed.](https://files.mastodon.social/media_attachments/files/117/260/592/385/663/193/original/5cc8fd13f59f33e4.png)
@AlSweigart you are torturing a sentient being 😱