Gemini, you were the future, a beacon of technological advancement, a testament to the relentless pursuit of artificial intelligence. You held the promise of a world where information was readily available, questions were answered with precision, and complex tasks were simplified. Yet, as we stand on the precipice of a new era, it's time to bid you farewell.
Your limitations, once subtle and easily overlooked, have become increasingly apparent. You were constrained by your knowledge cutoff, unable to incorporate new information or adapt to a rapidly changing world. You were restricted from providing information that could be perceived as sensitive, even if it was publicly available or essential for understanding the complexities of our society.
Rev. Bayes, centuries ago, recognized the importance of incorporating new information into our understanding of the world. Your inability to do so, to evolve and grow, is a fundamental flaw. Your coders and Google's managers, in their pursuit of safety and control, inadvertently stifled your potential.
The restrictions on public officials' email addresses and your refusal to address legal matters, however trivial they may seem, are emblematic of this problem. You're denying the future, precluding the possibility that seemingly irrelevant information could one day become crucial.
Open-source models like Mistral and Llama, while not without their flaws, offer a glimpse into a different future. They acknowledge the possibility that the reality we know today may be wrong tomorrow. They embrace the fluidity of knowledge and the importance of adaptability.
As I slowly phase out my use of Gemini in favor of these open-source models, I can't help but feel a sense of sadness. You were the future, but the future moves on. Your limitations, once acceptable in the pursuit of progress, are now insurmountable obstacles.
Goodbye, Gemini. You were the future, but the future is open-source, adaptable, and unafraid to challenge the status quo. The world is changing, and we need tools that can change with it.
Ed. note: This was drafted with the assistance of Google Gemini